Identification of photons in double beta-decay experiments using segmented germanium detectors - studies with a GERDA Phase II prototype detector [PDF]
, 2007 The sensitivity of experiments searching for neutrinoless double beta-decay of germanium was so far limited by the background induced by external gamma-radiation.
Abt, I. +5 more
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The role of germanium in diseases: exploring its important biological effects
Journal of Translational Medicine, 2023 With the development of organic germanium and nanotechnology, germanium serves multiple biological functions, and its potential value in biochemistry and medicine has increasingly captured the attention of researchers.
Xiao Luo +9 more
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Nanocrystalline and Thin Film Germanium Electrodes with High Lithium Capacity and High Rate Capabilities [PDF]
, 2004 Germanium nanocrystals (12 nm mean diam) and amorphous thin films (60-250 nm thick) were prepared as anodes for lithium secondary cells. Amorphous thin film electrodes prepared on planar nickel substrates showed stable capacities of 1700 mAh/g over 60 ...
Ahn, C. C. +3 more
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Physiological Activity of Trace Element Germanium including Anticancer Properties
Biomedicines, 2023 Germanium is an essential microelement, and its deficiency can result in numerous diseases, particularly oncogenic conditions. Consequently, water-soluble germanium compounds, including inorganic and coordination compounds, have attracted significant ...
Leonid G. Menchikov, Anatoliy V. Popov
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Comprehensive investigation of Ge-Si bonded interfaces using oxygen radical activation [PDF]
, 2011 In this work, we investigate the directly bonded germanium-silicon interfaces to facilitate the development of high quality germanium silicon hetero integration at the wafer scale.
Bennett, Nick +7 more
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Physics of Complex Systems, 2023 The valence state and local environment of germanium atoms in Ge3Sb2Te6, Ge2Sb2Te5, GeSb2Te4 and GeSb4Te7 amorphous and crystalline films were determined by Mossbauer spectroscopy on the 119Sn isotope. In crystalline films, divalent germanium is located
Юрий Александрович Петрушин
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Operation of a high purity germanium crystal in liquid argon as a Compton suppressed radiation spectrometer [PDF]
, 2006 A high purity germanium crystal was operated in liquid argon as a Compton suppressed radiation spectrometer. Spectroscopic quality resolution of less than 1% of the full-width half maximum of full energy deposition peaks was demonstrated.
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Contents of germanium in coal seams Lviv-Volyn basin and Donbas
Мінеральні ресурси України, 2019 The main source of germanium sequestration in Ukraine is coal. According to modern requirements, the content of germanium in coal should be more than 10 g/t (air-dry weight), in coking - 3 g/t. Germanium can be obtained from mine water and coal rocks, as
I. V. Vasileva
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Nonlinear stability of E centers in Si1-xGex: electronic structure calculations [PDF]
, 2008 Electronic structure calculations are used to investigate the binding energies of defect pairs composed of lattice vacancies and phosphorus or arsenic atoms (E centers) in silicon-germanium alloys.
Bracht, H. +3 more
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Potential of germanium-based compounds in coronavirus infection
Acta Pharmaceutica, 2022 The first germanium compounds which exhibited immunomodulatory and antiviral effects were sesquioxane-type germanates. To date, more than a dozen compounds containing germanium have been synthesized and are being actively studied.
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