Germanium
allotrope
Ge
The diamond-cubic form of germanium — the structure that made transistors possible
← Allotrope of Germanium
This diamond-like atomic arrangement in germanium launched the age of the transistor in the 1940s.
A crystalline allotrope of Germanium (space group F d -3 m :1), sourced from the Crystallography Open Database (COD 9008567).
Material
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Crystallography
| Catalogue identity | Germanium — Fd-3m :1 |
| Formula | Ge |
| Crystal system | cubic |
| Space group | F d -3 m :1 |
| Lattice (a, b, c) Å | 5.65735, 5.65735, 5.65735 |
| Angles (α, β, γ) ° | 90, 90, 90 |
| Density (g/cm³) | 5.327 |
Structure data: Crystallography Open Database · Public domain (CC0)