germanium

• Sprödes, grauweißes Halbmetall, das als Halbleiter in Transistoren und anderen elektronischen Bauteilen verwendet wird und in Mineralien wie Germanit und Argyrodit vorkommt.

A brittle, greyish-white semiconducting metalloid element, resembling silicon, used in transistors and other electronic components; it is found in minerals such as germanite and argyrodite.

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1. Chemical elementC1formalscientific

   A brittle, grey-white metalloid element with semiconducting properties, used in electronics and optics.

   Chemisches Element

   • Germanium is used in the production of fiber-optic systems.
   • Transistors were originally made from germanium before silicon became dominant.
   • The sample of germanium was purified for use in infrared optics.