1885年，当门捷列夫描述过的埃卡-硅被发现并命名为锗时，也带来了额外的支持。
Additional support came in 1885 when eka-silicon, which had also been described in advance by Mendeleyev, was discovered and named germanium.
镓砷化物，硅，和锗元素都属于半导体，而如今半导体在所有的现代电子元件中都会用到。
Gallium arsenide, silicon, and germanium are all examples of semiconductors, the type of material used in virtually all modern electronics.
该技术的研发团队展示了几种原子级尺寸的，采用不同的硅锗材料制成的分层结构纳米线，这种纳米线可以有效地传输电荷。
The development team demonstrated nanowires with layers of the different silicon and germanium materials that were atomically sharp and therefore more efficient at carrying electronic charges.
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