Advancing Energy Materials by In Situ Atomic Scale Methods
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Abstract Despite significant advancements in materials design for renewable energy devices, the fundamental understanding of the underlying processes in many materials remains limited, particularly in complex, inhomogeneous systems and interfaces. In such cases, in situ studies with high spatial and energy resolution are essential for uncovering new insights into excitation, dissipation, and conversion processes. Recent progress in in situ atomic scale methods has greatly enhanced the understanding of energy materials. Here, key advances are reviewed, including in situ, environmental and ultra‐fast transmission electron microscopy, scanning probe techniques, single‐photon‐resolved infrared spectroscopy, velocity‐resolved molecular kinetics, and in situ grazing‐incidence X‐ray spectroscopy. These techniques enable the study of energy conversion with spatial resolution from nanometers down to individual atoms, energy resolution down to meV, and single‐quantum detection. Especially they enable access to processes that involve multiple degrees of freedom, strong coupling, or spatial inhomogeneities. They have driven a qualitative leap in the fundamental understanding of energy conversion processes, opening new avenues for improving existing materials and designing novel clean and efficient energy materials in photovoltaics, friction, and surface chemistry and (photo‐)electrochemistry.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications · Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques · Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides
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Affiliations
Institute of Materials Physics University of Goettingen Friedrich‐Hund‐Platz 1 37077 Goettingen Germany
International Center for Advanced Studies of Energy Conversion (ICASEC) Tammannstr. 6 37077 Goettingen Germany
4th Institute of Physics University of Goettingen Friedrich‐Hund‐Platz 1 37077 Goettingen Germany
Institute of Physical Chemistry University of Goettingen Tammannstr. 6 37077 Goettingen Germany
Department of Ultrafast Dynamics Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences Am Faßberg 11 37077 Goettingen Germany
1st Institute of Physics University of Goettingen Friedrich-Hund-Platz 1 37077 Goettingen Germany
Institute for Theoretical Physics University of Goettingen Friedrich‐Hund‐Platz 1 37077 Goettingen Germany
Ruprecht Haensel Laboratory Deutsches Elektronen‐Synchrotron DESY Notkestr. 85 22607 Hamburg Germany
Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics Kiel University Olshausenstr. 40 24098 Kiel Germany
FS Structural Dynamics in Chemical Systems Deutsches Elektronen‐Synchrotron DESY Notkestr. 85 22607 Hamburg Germany
Institute for X‐Ray Physics University of Goettingen Friedrich‐Hund‐Platz 1 37077 Goettingen Germany
Department of Dynamics at Surfaces Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences Am Faßberg 11 37077 Goettingen Germany
Funding
Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
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