Journal Article

PUBDB-2025-00675

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Jooss, C. (Corresponding author)Extern* ; Seibt, M. (Corresponding author) ; Wenderoth, M. ; Bünermann, O. ; Bunjes, O. ; Domröse, T. ; Eckel, C. ; Falorsi, F. ; Flathmann, C. ; de Azagra, M. K. M. ; Krüger, M. ; Lindner, J. ; Meyer, T. ; Ropers, C. ; Ross, U. ; Rossnagel, K.DESY* ; Lalithambika, S. S. N.DESY* ; Techert, S.XFEL.EU*DESY* ; Traeger, G. A. ; Volkert, C. ; Weitz, R. T. ; Wodtke, A. M.

2025
Wiley-VCH Weinheim

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Please use a persistent id in citations: doi:10.1002/aenm.202404280  doi:10.3204/PUBDB-2025-00675

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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Contributing Institute(s):

1. Strukturdynamik Chemischer Systeme (FS-SCS)
2. FS-SXQM (FS-SXQM)

Research Program(s):

1. 632 - Materials – Quantum, Complex and Functional Materials (POF4-632) (POF4-632)
2. 6G2 - FLASH (DESY) (POF4-6G2) (POF4-6G2)
3. 6G3 - PETRA III (DESY) (POF4-6G3) (POF4-6G3)
4. SFB 1073 A01 - Reibung unter aktiver Kontrolle in Systemen mit optimierten Freiheitsgraden (A01) (240157516) (240157516)
5. SFB 1073 A04 - Kontrolle von Energiedissipation an Oberflächen mittels einstellbaren Eigenschaften von Grenzflächen (A04) (240159337) (240159337)
6. SFB 1073 A05 - Nanoskalige Untersuchung raumzeitlicher Relaxation in heterogenen Systemen (A05) (240159667) (240159667)
7. SFB 1073 B02 - Photonen-getriebener Energietransfer über Grenzflächen zwischen Materialien mit starken Korrelationen (B02) (240163630) (240163630)
8. SFB 1073 C02 - In-situ hochauflösende Untersuchung des aktiven Zustands bei der (photo-) elektrochemischen Wasserspaltung (C02) (240172646) (240172646)
9. SFB 1073 C04 - Untersuchung und Kontrolle photochemischer Reaktionen durch lokale optische Anregung im Rastertunnelmikroskop (C04) (240173028) (240173028)
10. SFB 1073 Z02 - Kontrolle von Grenzflächen auf atomarer Skala (Z02) (385358159) (385358159)
11. DFG project G:(GEPRIS)217133147 - SFB 1073: Kontrolle von Energiewandlung auf atomaren Skalen (217133147) (217133147)

Experiment(s):

1. PETRA Beamline P04 (PETRA III)

Appears in the scientific report 2025

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