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Why is germanium preferred over silicon for making semi conductor devices
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Jin Kazama 7 years, 10 months ago

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Germanium has less ionisation enthalpy....due to larger size....so electrons can easily move....

Jin Kazama 7 years, 10 months ago

At room temperature , silicon crystal have fewer electron than Germanium crystal , however Silicon crystals are not easily damaged by excess heat . silicon is less expensive due to the greater abundance of element so silicon is preferred over germanium
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