Semiconductors are all those elements that conduct electricity but only under certain conditions. An example of such an element would be <span>Silicon</span>
Explanation: germanium is a chemical element with the symbol Ge and atomic number 32. It is a lustrous, hard-brittle, grayish-white metalloid in the carbon group, chemically similar to its group neighbors silicon and tin. Pure germanium is a semiconductor with an appearance similar to elemental silicon.