Germanium and its Compounds Market Research ..

The present review aims to provide detailed analysis of international and CIS markets for germanium which is widely applied as a semiconductor material in microelectronics. The study investigates germanium properties, application areas, production technologies, etc. We describe germanium manufacturers, suppliers and consumers. In addition, the review provides the analysis of semiconductor characteristics and their production.

Contents

CONTENTS

1. GERMANIUM AS A CHEMICAL ELEMENT

2. GENERAL INFORMATION

3. GERMANIUM PROPERTIES

4. PROPERTIES OF GERMANIUM DIOXIDE AND ITS COMPOUNDS

5. THE AREAS OF APPLICATION OF GERMANIUM DIOXIDE AND ITS COMPOUNDS

6. GERMANIUM RAW MATERIAL SOURCES
6.1 Germanium behaviour under the processing of sulphide raw material
6.2 Germanium behaviour under the processing of coals

7. THE MEANS OF GERMANIUM EXTRACTION FROM VARIOUS TYPES OF RAW MATERIALS. PRODUCTION OF GERMANIUM CONCENTRATES

8. THE OBTAINING OF HIGH-PURITY GERMANIUM DIOXIDE
8.1 The obtaining of technical-grade germanium tetrachloride
8.2 The purification of technical-grade germanium tetrachloride
8.3 The obtaining of germanium dioxide

9. THE OBTAINING OF GERMANIUM

10. GERMANIUM PURIFICATION AND MONOCRYSTAL PRODUCTION
10.1 Purification by the method of fractional crystallization
10.2 Germanium monocrystal production
10.3 Germanium quality control

11. GERMANIUM PRECIPITATION

12. THE NEW METHOD OF GERMANIUM SEPARATION FROM ORE

13. SEMICONDUCTORS
13.1 Electrons in semiconductors
13.2 The influence of impurities on conductivity
13.3 Semiconductor characteristics
13.4 Semiconductor production methods
13.5 Labelling

14. NEW RIDDLES OF NANOTECHNOLOGY
14.1 Silicon is a basis for nanotechnologies
14.2 Gallium nitride sublayers
14.3 Back to germanium!

15. SITUATION ON THE WORLD GERMANIUM AND GERMANIUM DIOXIDE MARKET

16. MANUFACTURERS

17. BUSINESS OFFERS

18. INVESTMENT PROJECT AIMED TO OBTAIN HIGH-PURITY GERMANIUM

19. GERMANIUM AND GERMANIUM DIOXIDE CONSUMERS

20. REFERENCES AND SUPPORTING MATERIAL