5N Plus produces germanium wafers for manufacturers of high-efficiency CPV solar cells for both space and terrestrial applications, germanium products for the semiconductor and germanium lenses for the optics industry.
Germanium is a grayish-white metalloid and was discovered by the Germany chemist Clemens Winkler in 1886. Germanium is a relatively scarce metal recovered from coal ashes and a by-product of zinc mining.
