Germanium (Ge)
- Description
Description
Germanium is a rare, silver-colored semiconductor metal. It is mainly used to manufacture rectifiers, transistors and Infrared weapons-guiding systems and photovoltaic solar cells.
High purity Germanium is to make HPGe detectors for radiation detection. It is also used as source materials in molecular beam epitaxial applications in semiconductor researches and productions.
General Properties
| Symbol | Ge |
|---|---|
| CAS Number | 440-56-4 |
| EINECS Number | 231-164-3 |
| Atomic Number | 32 |
| Atomic Mass | 72.64 u |
| Density | 5.323 g/cc (5.323 g/cm3) |
| Melting Point | 938.25 °C |
| Boiling Point | 2833 °C |
| Thermal Conductivity | 60.2 W/(m⋅K) |
| Electrical Resistivity | 1 Ω⋅m (at 20 °C) |
| Electronegativity | Pauling scale 2.01 |
| Heat of Vaporization | 334 kJ/mol |
| Heat of Fusion | 36.94 kJ/mol |
Specifications:
For high purity Germanium (Ge) metal, we have it with the following:
| Metal Name | Germanium (Ge) metal |
| Purity | Up to 99.99999% (7N) |
| Forms | Bars and pellets |
| Package | Vacuum-sealed |
If you are in need of high purity Germanium metal, please contact us for details at sales@american-gmg.com.
