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32 GE Germanium

Metal of the month

Germanium

Did you know that this Umicore metal went to Mars? Yes, germanium substrates form the basis of space solar cells. On the 26th of November 2018, NASA reported that the InSight robot had successfully landed on Mars. Our germanium wafers were used in the solar cells from the InSight robot.
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Our metals

51 SB Antimony
33 AS Arsenic
83 BI Bismuth
58 CE Cerium
27 CO Cobalt
29 CU Copper
31 GA Gallium
32 GE Germanium
79 AU Gold
49 IN Indium
77 IR Iridium
57 LA Lanthanum
82 PB Lead
3 LI Lithium
25 MN Manganese
60 ND Neodymium
28 NI Nickel
48 PD Palladium
78 PT Platinum
59 PR Praseodymium
45 RH Rhodium
44 RU Ruthenium
34 SE Selenium
47 AG Silver
73 TA Tantalum
52 TE Tellurium
50 SN Tin
74 W Tungsten
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