In this work we studied the dependence of two organic precursors, sucrose and glycerin, in the process to obtain CoFe2O4 nanoparticles by co-precipitation method. The samples were studied by different techniques of structural and magnetic characterization. X-ray diffraction Measurements associated with the Rietveld refinement analysis confirm that all samples obtained with and without the addition of organic precursors have a single phase identified in a cubic crystalline system belonging to the space group . The average crystallite size calculated by Scherrer's equation using the full width at half maximum (FWHM) for the samples synthesized without and with concentration of 0.020 mol.L-1 of glycerin and sucrose showed values approximately equal to 14(2), 8(1) and 5(1) nm, respectively. The Williamson-Hall curves show that both organic precursors used in this work influence on the homogeneity of the samples. Transmission electron microscopy analysis indicates that the inclusion of sucrose during the process of synthesis of these materials reduces the average size of the crystallite, it induces a narrowing in the size distribution and change in the particles shape. The X-ray absorption measurements performed in the Co and Fe K-edge of samples synthesized with sucrose and glycerin show a low variation in the density of unoccupied state in the p sublevel however reveal an increase in the interatomic distances between the absorber and the scattering atoms. Magnetization measurements as a function of temperature show a decrease in the blocking temperature (TB) even as a superparamagnetic behavior at room temperature for sample with 0.020 mol.L-1 of sucrose. / Neste trabalho foi realizado um estudo sobre a influência do uso de dois precursores orgânicos, sacarose e glicerina, no processo de obtenção de nanopartículas de ferrita de cobalto (CoFe2O4) pelo método de co-precipitação. As amostras foram estudadas através de diferentes técnicas de caracterização estrutural e magnética. As medidas de difração de raios X associadas às análises de refinamento Rietveld confirmaram que todas as amostras obtidas com e sem a adição de precursores orgânicos têm única fase identificadas em um sistema cristalino cúbico pertencente ao grupo de espaço . O tamanho médio de cristalito estimado pela equação de Scherrer, usando a largura a meia altura dos picos de difração, mostra que para as amostras sintetizadas sem e com concentração de 0,020 mol.L-1 de glicerina e de sacarose revelaram valores aproximadamente iguais a 14(2), 8(1) e 5(1) nm, respectivamente. As análises das curvas de Williamson-Hall mostram que ambos os precursores orgânicos utilizados neste trabalho influenciam na homogeneidade das amostras. As análises de microscopia eletrônica de transmissão indicam que a incorporação de sacarose durante o processo de síntese desses materiais reduz o tamanho médio do cristalito, assim como, induz um estreitamento na distribuição de tamanho, além de alterar a morfologia das amostras. Medidas de absorção de raios X realizadas nas bordas K do Co e Fe nas amostras sintetizadas com sacarose e glicerina apresentam uma baixa variação da densidade de estado desocupados no subnível p, no entanto revela um aumento na distância interatômica entre o átomo absorvedor e o espalhador. Medidas de magnetização como uma função da temperatura mostram uma diminuição na temperatura de bloqueio na amostra obtida com adição de sacarose, assim como, um comportamento superparamagnético à temperatura ambiente na amostra obtida com 0,020 mol.L-1 de sacarose.

O presente trabalho teve como objetivo o estudo das propriedades elétricas e estruturais das amostras cerâmicas pertencentes ao sistema Ba1-xRxTi1-yZryO3 (R=Ca,Sr). As amostras na forma de pó micro ou nanoestruturadas foram respectivamente obtidas através do método de mistura de óxidos e do método dos precursores poliméricos. Amostras cerâmicas apresentando grãos em uma escala micrométrica foram obtidas através do método tradicional de sinterização em alta temperatura enquanto amostras cerâmicas nanoestruturadas foram obtidas através da técnica de sinterização por plasma (Spark plasma Sintering ou SPS). Os resultados obtidos através da técnica de espectroscopia de impedância mostraram que com o aumento da quantidade de Zr na matriz as amostras passam de um estado ferroelétrico normal para um estado ferroelétrico relaxor e que este efeito é mais pronunciado nas amostras contendo cálcio. A partir dos resultados da difração de raios X em alta resolução, foi possível determinar os processos de transição de fase em função da substituição dos átomos de Ti por Zr além de identificar um processo de transição de fase espontânea na amostra contendo cálcio e 18 mol % de zircônia. Através das medidas do espectro de absorção de raios X e do espectro Raman foi possível mostrar que, independente da composição e da estrutura a longa distancia, apresentam certo grau de desordem local e que esta desordem local está principalmente associada ao fato do átomo de titânio estar fora de sua posição centro simétrica no octaedro TiO6 e que está desordem é comparável a observada no composto BaTiO3 tetragonal. A desordem química devido ao aumento da quantidade de átomos de Zr na matriz associada a esta desordem local levam ao aparecimento do estado relaxor. Finalmente, o estudo das amostras preparadas por SPS mostraram que é possível obter amostras de composição BaTi0,80Zr0,20O3 apresentando uma alta densidade e tamanho de grão nanométrico. Os resultados da espectroscopia de impedância destas amostras mostraram devido ao pequeno deslocamento da temperatura de máximo e do alargamento da curva de permissividade com a diminuição do tamanho de grão, não foi possível classificar essa amostra como apresentando um comportamento típico de um material ferroelétrico relaxor. / This work aimed to study the structural and electrical properties of ceramic samples belonging to the Ba1-xRxTi1-yZryO3 (R = Ca, Sr) system. The powder samples presenting a micro or nanosize were respectively obtained by using a mixture of oxides and by the modified polymeric precursor methods. Micrometer scale ceramic samples were obtained through the traditional method of sintering at high temperature while nano-sized particles ceramics were obtained using the spark Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) technique. The results obtained using the technique of impedance spectroscopy showed that with an increasing amount of Zr in the matrix, samples change from a normal ferroelectric state to a relaxor ferroelectric state and that this effect is more pronounced in samples containing calcium. From the results of high resolution X-ray diffraction technique, it was possible to determine the phase transition processes due to the substitution of Ti atoms by Zr and, in addition, identify a process of spontaneous phase transition in the sample containing calcium and 18 mol% of zirconium. From the measurements of X-ray absorption Spectroscopy and Raman spectra it was possible to show that regardless of the composition and structure of long range order, the samples have some degree of local disorder and that this local disorder is primarily associated with the fact that the titanium atom being out of its symmetrical center position in the octahedron and is TiO6 disordered. This is comparable to the distorsion observed in tetragonal BaTiO3 sample. The chemical disorder due to the increase of Zr atoms in the matrix associated with this disorder is responsible of the occurrence of relaxor state. Finally, the study of samples prepared by SPS showed that it is possible to obtain samples with BaTi0,80Zr0,20O3 composition with a high-density and nanometeric grain size. The results of impedance spectroscopy on these samples show a small shift of the maximum temperature and a slight broadening of the permittivity curve with decreasing grain size. However, this result does not allowed to classify the samples as having a typical relaxor ferroelectric material behavior.

Orientador: Francisco das Chagas Marques / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Fisica Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-04T16:01:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 OliveiraJunior_MyrianoHenriquesde_M.pdf: 3252159 bytes, checksum: a130bcbe767628c40a0600e14112a2a4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Resumo: Neste trabalho foi preparada uma série de filmes de carbono amorfo pelo processo de IBAD (Ion Beam Assisted Deposition), onde foi utilizado um feixe iônico de Xe com energia fixa para todas as amostras em 1500eV para realizar sputtering em um alvo de grafite e, um segundo feixe de Xe + responsável pelo bombardeio do filme durante o crescimento. Para cada amostra foi utilizada uma energia de bombardeio diferente, de 0 a 400eV. Esse bombardeio, além de gerar uma compactação da matriz induzindo uma pressão na rede (stress intrínseco), faz com que uma certa quantidade de Xe seja incorporada pelo filme. Por medidas de RBS foram observadas concentrações de 3 a 4% desse gás nobre na matriz, que são as concentrações nas quais são observadas formações de aglomerados sólidos desse elemento quando implantado em metais ou semicondutores cristalinos. Por medidas de XAS realizadas com radiação com energias no intervalo que envolve a borda L3 do xenônio foi verificada a formação de tais aglomerados sólidos e, em conjunto com resultados obtidos por simulações computacionais obtivemos um entendimento melhor sobre a estrutura fina na região de XANES dessa borda de absorção. A partir da técnica de SAXS foram encontradas estruturas com dimensões características de cerca de 10 a 25nm de forma achatada. Como os filmes de a-C crescidos por essa técnica são altamente grafíticos, contendo uma concentração de cerca de 90% de ligações do tipo sp 2 essas estruturas parecem ser aglomerados grafíticos, cujas dimensões mostraram-se dependentes da energia de bombardeio utilizada na deposição / Abstract: In this work it was prepared a series of amorphous carbon thin films using the ion beam assisted deposition technique. We used a xenon ion beam in order to sputter a graphite target with a fixed energy of 1500eV for all samples set up. A second ion beam was used as an ion assisting beam during the deposition with different energy for each film but, always in the range of 0 to 400eV. As the bombardment energy is varied the film produced can have a structure more or less compact which implies in a pressure rising along the amorphous net, called intrinsic stress. Another consequence of the bombardment is the xenon incorporation. By RBS measurements it was observed a concentration of about 3 to 4% of this noble gas inside the films, which belong to the same range where is observed a condensation of this element in solid clusters when implanted in crystalline metals or semiconductors. From XAS measurements, with radiation energy within a range involving the Xe L3 absorption edge, those solid clusters formation were observed. With some computational simulations compared to those experimental results we were able to have a better comprehension about XANES fine structure. We used SAXS measurements to try to determine some geometrical parameters beyond those obtained by XAS. As the xenon clusters dimensions are too small (probably of about ten atoms) it is difficult to detect them by this technique with the experimental parameters used but, it was observed some structures that seem to be shaped and have characteristics dimensions varying from 10 to 25nm. What seem to be graphitic planes clusters, once amorphous carbon thin films prepared by IBAD are graphitic-like / Mestrado / Física da Matéria Condensada / Mestre em Física

Designing novel nanostructures which exploit the self-assembly capabilities of biomolecules yields a promising approach to control matter at the nanoscale. Here, the homochiral molecular self-assemblies of the methionine and tyrosine amino acids on the monocrystalline Ag(111) and Cu(111) surfaces are characterized by means of scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and spectroscopy (STS), helium atom scattering (HAS), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV). On Ag(111), methionine self-assembles into supramolecular chains following the <110> substrate axis, forming regular nanogratings with tunable periodicity. Within the nanowires, a zwitterionic dimerization scheme is revealed. STS shows that the biomolecular nanostructures act as tunable one-dimensional quantum resonators for the surface state electrons. Zero-dimensional electronic confinement is achieved by positioning single iron atoms in the molecular trenches. This shows a novel approach to control the dimensionality of surface state electrons. The nanogratings were exploited to steer the spontaneous one-dimensional ordering of cobalt and iron atoms. For T > 15 K, the metal species self-align into homogeneously distributed chains in between the biomolecular trenches with ~25 Å interatomic distace. For Co, the dynamics of the self-alignment was monitored, revealing a reduced mobility in comparison with isolated Co atoms on bare Ag(111). On Cu(111), the self-assembly of methionine is influenced by the substrate reactivity and its temperature during molecular deposition. For T < 273 K, the biomolecules assemble in anisotropic extended clusters oriented with a -10° rotation off the <110> substrate orientations, whereas above 283 K a regularly ordered 1D phase arises with a +10° rotation off these high-symmetry axis. XPS reveals a structural transformation triggered by a thermally activated deprotonation of the zwitterionic ammonium group. On Ag(111), tyrosine self-assembles above a critical temperature into linear structures primarily following the substrate crystalline symmetry. A zwitterionic non-covalent molecular dimerization is demonstrated, NEXAFS data providing evidence of a non-flat adsorption of the phenyl ring. This recalls the geometrical pattern of methionine on Ag(111) and supports a universal self-assembling scheme for amino acids on close-packed noble metal surfaces, the different mesoscopic ordering being determined by the side chain reactivity. / Science, Faculty of / Chemistry, Department of / Graduate

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / In this work were obtained of Cu1-xMxO (M = Fe, Ni, Al e Zn, for 0 ≤ x ≤ 0,1 samples, using the co-precipitation method. These samples were studied using different techniques of characterization structural and magnetic. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results added to the Rietveld refinement analysis of the x-ray powder diffraction data shows that all samples present monoclinic the same structure of CuO with space group C2/c. The magnetization measurements as function of temperature (MvsT) show a fast suppress of TN for Fe-doped CuO samples, in contrast with (Ni, Zn and Al)-doped CuO. Synchrotron radiation XRD data at low temperature performed with show that the Cu0,9Fe0,1O and Cu0,9Ni0,1O samples present slow changes in the cell parameters, which it can be associated with the magnetic transition. Although the X-ray absorption (XAS) measurements performed in Cu K-edge show a variation in the density of unoccupied state in the p sublevel, appreciable changes in the local structure of these ions ban not be confirmed. On the other hand, measurements at the doping K and L2,3-edges confirm the existence of Ni2+ ions and oxygen vacancies and/or defect in your structure, already measurements performed in Cu0,9Fe0,1O sample shown the presence of Fe+2/Fe+3 mixed valence. / Neste trabalho foram obtidas amostras de Cu1-xMxO (M = Fe, Ni, Al e Zn) usando o método químico de co-precipitação. Estas amostras foram estudadas por diferentes técnicas de caracterização estrutural e magnética. Resultados de difração de raios X (DRX) associados às análises de refinamento Rietveld confirmam que todas as amostras de CuO dopadas com Fe, Ni, Al e Zn apresentaram estrutura cristalina similar a estrutura monoclínica do CuO puro, pertencente ao grupo espacial C2/c. As medidas de magnetização em função da temperatura (MvsT) mostram uma rápida supressão da temperatura de Néel (TN) de 210 K para 65 K, na amostras de CuO dopadas com 10% de Fe, em contraste com os sistema dopado com Ni, Zn e Al. Resultados de DRX em baixa temperatura usando radiação síncrotron indicam suaves alterações no parâmetro de rede das amostras de Cu0,9Fe0,1O e Cu0,9Ni0,1O, os quais podem estar associados com a transição magnética. Embora as medidas de absorção de raios X realizadas na borda K do Cu, antes e depois da TN, mostrarem uma variação na densidade de estado desocupado no subnível p, não se verificaram mudanças apreciáveis na estrutura local destes íons. Por outro lado, as medidas de absorção na borda K e L2,3 do dopante confirmam a existência de íons de Ni com estado de oxidação +2 e vacância de oxigênio e/ou defeitos na estrutura monoclínica do CuO dopado com Ni. Já nas medidas realizadas na amostra de Cu0,9Fe0,1O mostra a presença de valência mista de Fe+2/Fe+3 neste composto.

Transition-metal oxides (TMOs) display numerous fascinating and complex properties, such as mixed-valency, low dimensionality, lattice distortion, and phase transition, etc. These properties arise from the partially filled d- or f-electron shells of TM cations and are often accompanied by the intriguing interplay between degrees of freedom. To understand the complexity of d-electron TMOs, this thesis is primarily focused on studying their underlying electronic structure using X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES), X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (XPS), and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering (RIXS). The measurements at the O K- and TM L-edges are achieved by taking advantage of high-flux and high-resolution synchrotron radiation light with tunable monochromatic photon energy. Four electronically and structurally distinctive oxides are selected as representative TMOs for investigation in this thesis. To begin with, through a comparative study of WO3 and Na0.67WO3 crystals, the narrowing of the conduction band is observed with Na doping and the core-hole energy shift in the O K-edge XAS process is experimentally determined. Indirect and direct band gaps of photoanode WO3 are measured from the resonant XES with polarization-dependent experimental geometry. The other sodium bronze studied is quasi-one-dimensional β-Na0.33V2O5 polycrystalline film. The film stoichiometry, preferential orientation, and orbital anisotropy are well characterized by a variety of photon and electron techniques and compared to density-functional theory (DFT) calculation. The V 3d orbital splitting of β-Na0.33V2O5 is surveyed by the V L-edge RIXS and compared with isoelectronic β-Sr0.17V2O5 regarding distortions to VO6 octahedra. Furthermore, the complex electronic structure of Mott insulators La1-xLuxVO3 is investigated to understand their spin-orbital phase diagram. The effects of rare-earth size on the O 2p hybridization states and the local crystal field of VO6 octahedron are found to agree with the prediction of DFT calculation and the evolution of crystal structure. The changes of experimental spectra with temperature are associated with Jahn-Teller distortion and orbital ordering due to structural phase transition. Lastly, the band structure and low-energy excitations of spinel MnV2O4 are explored using soft x-ray spectroscopies and theoretical calculations. The presence of Hubbard bands and the mixing between V and Mn 3d states are suggested both experimentally and theoretically.

The new phases Ca3Pt4+xGe13−y (x = 0.1; y = 0.4; space group I213; a = 18.0578(1) Å; RI = 0.063; RP = 0.083) and Yb3Pt4Ge13 (space group P42cm; a = 12.7479(1) Å; c = 9.0009(1) Å; RI = 0.061, RP = 0.117) are obtained by high-pressure, high-temperature synthesis and crystallize in new distortion variants of the Pr3Rh4Sn13 type. Yb3Pt4Ge13 features Yb in a temperature-independent non-magnetic 4f14 (Yb2+) configuration validated by X-ray absorption spectra and resonant inelastic X-ray scattering data. Ca3Pt4+xGe13−y is diamagnetic (χ0 = −5.05 × 10−6 emu mol−1). The Sommerfeld coefficient γ = 4.4 mJ mol−1 K−2 for Ca3Pt4+xGe13−y, indicates metallic properties with a low density of states at the Fermi level in good agreement with electronic structure calculation (N(EF) = 3.3 eV−1/f.u.)); the Debye temperature (θD) is 398 K. / Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.

Solid state approaches to structural properties like diffraction or microscopy techniques often cannot be applied to biomolecular systems, at least not without special postpreparation which often corrupts the desired properties of the pristine systems. In this work the capabilities of synchrotron-based, soft X-ray spectroscopies as an alternative way to unravel structural properties of such systems are tested. To this end, three exemplary systems were investigated each with the focus on another facet and characteristic length scale. The first example are DNA-alkanethiol self-assembled monolayers, also known as DNA microarrays or DNA chips, for which a way to monitor and controllably tune the structural composition on the mesoscopic scale of many thousands of molecules was sought for. The second example focuses on the single-molecule and submolecular scale in metalprotein hybrid compounds with the aim to identify the binding site of metal atoms or ions within protein molecules and the underlying interaction mechanisms. The most fundamental structural scale, the level of single bonds and molecular orbitals, is addressed in the last example where it was tried to elaborate an approach to map the topology of molecular orbitals based upon X-ray absorption properties. This approach was put to the practical test for the characteristic pi*peptide orbitals in protein backbones. For all three investigated examples, spectroscopies using soft X-ray synchrotron radiation were able to extract the desired information, thus confirming that they may grant alternative access to structural properties of soft-matter systems in cases where standard approaches fail. / Klassische Festkörpertechniken zur Strukturuntersuchung, wie Streu- oder Mikroskopiemethoden, können häufig nicht auf Biomolekülsysteme angewandt werden, zumindest nicht ohne spezielle Postpräparation, die die ursprünglichen Eigenschaften dieser Systeme oft verfälscht. In dieser Arbeit soll untersucht werden, inwieweit Röntgenspektroskopien basierend auf Synchrotronstrahlung einen alternativen Zugang zu Struktureigenschaften solcher Systeme bieten. Dazu wurden drei Systeme exemplarisch untersucht, jeweils mit Schwerpunkt auf einen anderen Aspekt und charakteristischen Längenbereich. Für selbstorganisierende DNA-Alkanthiol-Schichten, sogenannte DNA-Chips, wurde nach eine Weg gesucht, ihre strukturelle Zusammensetzung auf der mesoskopischen Ebene vieler tausend Moleküle zu bestimmen und kontrolliert zu modifizieren. Metallisierte Proteinstrukturen wurden auf Einzelmolekül- bzw. submolekularer Ebene untersucht, mit dem Ziel, die Orte der Metallanlagerung innerhalb des Proteins und die zugrundeliegenden Wechselwirkungsmechanismen zu identifizieren. Die unterste strukturelle Ebene, der Bereich einzelne Bindungen und Molekülorbitale, wurde adressiert am Beispiel der pi*peptide Orbitale des Proteinrückrats. Dafür wurde eine Methode zur Kartographierung einzelner Orbitale anhand von Röntgenabsorptionseigentschaften herausgearbeitet und praktisch getestet. In allen drei Fällen konnten Röntgenspektroskopien die nötigen Informationen liefern und damit ihr Potential für Strukturuntersuchungen in weicher Materie unter Beweis stellen.

The broad range of applications for photochemical reactions is the result of light-matter interaction at the electronic level. The diverse application of photochemistry in various fields, including photovoltaic materials, molecular switches, and biological systems are due to electronic and structural transformations induced by photoexcitation as well as molecular alteration due to electron and charge transfer. An improved understanding of these photochemical events is dependent on the fundamental theoretical evaluation, to model and analyze the ultrafast processes. The studies discussed in this thesis explore such theoretical implementation in two different frontiers. In the first study, dynamic simulations are performed to model the light-induced bond dissociation of phenyl azide. The surface hopping formalism, implemented under the semiclassical molecular dynamics approach helped in tracing the time evolution of the electronic and structural levels, involved in the photodissociation. In the second study, the time-dependent density functional theory has been applied to generate XA spectra of imidazole solutions. The theoretical assessments support experimental measurements and provide more insight into the core excitations and structural influence on the absorption spectra. / Fotokemiska reaktioner styrs av växelverkan mellan ljus of materia på en elektronisk nivå. I olika fält finns det vitt skilda tillämpningarna av fotokemi. Dessa inkluderar ljusinducerade processer i solceller, molekylära strömbrytare, och biologiska system. Reaktionerna beror av elektroniska och strukturella transformationer som induceras av fotoexcitationen, och kan ge upphov till energi- och laddningsöverföring. För att få utökad förståelse av fotokemiska reaktioner behövs grundläggande teoretiska studier där ultrasnabba processer modelleras och analyseras i jämförelse med experiment. Undersökningar som presenteras i denna avhandling använder sig att teoretiska modeller i två olika områden av fotokemi. I den första studien har vi genomfört dynamiska simuleringar för att modellera ljusinducerad dissociation av fenylazid. Vi have använt en semi-klassisk approximation med hopp mellan olika elektroniska tillstånd vilket gör det möjligt att följa utvecklingen i elektroniska och geometriska frihetsgrader under fotodissociationen. I den andra studien har tidsberoende täthetsfunktionalteori använts för att simulera röntgenabsorptionsspektrum för imidazol i lösning. Genom att utvärdera olika geometriska modeller med teoretiska beräkningar kan vi berika tolkningen av experimentella mätningar, och även få detaljerat insikt i innerskalsexcitationer och hur geometrin påverka röntgenspektrum.

Die Röntgenabsorptionsspektroskopie (XAS) ist eine element-spezifische Charakterisierungs-methode, welche es erlaubt die elektronische und chemische Struktur der SEI zu untersuchen. In dieser Arbeit stelle ich ein neues Verfahren vor, das die Transmissions-XAS von Flüssigkeiten und Dünnschicht-Batterieelektroden unter in-situ Bedingungen mit weicher Röntgenstrahlung ermöglicht. Thematisch ist die Arbeit in zwei Teile gegliedert. Das neuartige Verfahren wird zunächst umfangreich vorgestellt und dann zur Untersuchung der Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) auf Silizium angewendet. Das Verfahren basiert auf einer elektrochemischen Halbzelle, die mit einem Stapel aus zwei Siliziumnitrid-Membranfenster ausgestattet ist, um den Elektrolyten einzuschließen. Eines der Membranfenster ist gleichzeitig der Träger für die Dünnschicht-Siliziumanode, die Ladezyklen mit einer Kathode aus metallischem Lithium durchläuft. Nachdem sich die SEI gebildet hat, wird mittels eines Röntgenstrahls von hoher Intensität vorsätzlich eine Blase erzeugt, um überschüssigen Elektrolyten abzudrängen und einen dünnen Elektrolytfilm über der SEI zu stabilisieren. Durch den Elektrolytfilm bleibt die SEI in-situ. Das erzeugte System aus Blase, Elektrolytfilm, SEI und Siliziumanode wird dann mittels Transmissions-XAS untersucht. Im zweiten Teil meiner Arbeit werden dann Silizium Dünnschicht-Anoden mit dem vorgestellten Verfahren am Elektronenspeicherring BESSY II in Berlin untersucht. Bei der elektrochemischen Charakterisierung zeigen die Dünnschicht-anoden alle für die De-/Lithiierung von Silizium üblichen Merkmale. Als Hauptbestandteile der SEI wurden Lithiumacetat, Li Ethylendicarbonat oder -monocarbonat, Li Acetylacetonat, LiOH und LiF ermittelt. Darüber hinaus deuten Anzeichen von Aldehyden auf flüssige Einschlüsse in einer möglich-erweise porösen SEI Struktur hin. / X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy (XAS) is an element-specific technique, which allows to probe the electronic and chemical structure of the SEI. In this work, I introduce a novel approach for transmission XAS on liquids and thin-film battery electrode materials under in-situ conditions in the soft X-ray regime. Thematically, this work is divided into two parts: 1) the introduction of this novel method and 2) its application to investigate the Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) on silicon thin film anodes. The presented technique is based on an electrochemical half-cell equipped with a sandwich of two silicon nitride membrane windows to encapsulate the electrolyte. One of the membranes acts as substrate for the silicon thin-film anode, which is cycled with a metallic lithium counter-electrode. After the SEI has formed, a gas bubble is intentionally introduced through radiolysis by a high intensity X-ray to push out excessive electrolyte and stabilize a thin electrolyte layer on top of the SEI, keeping it in-situ. The obtained stack comprised of bubble, electrolyte thin-layer, SEI and anode, is then probed with transmission XAS. The second part of this work utilizes the presented method to investigate the SEI on amorphous silicon anodes at the BESSY II synchrotron facility in Berlin. The anodes’ electrochemical characterization shows all significant features of silicon’s de-/lithiation. The SEI’s main components are determined as Li acetate, Li ethylene di-carbonate or Li ethylene mono-carbonate, Li acetylacetonate, LiOH, and LiF. Additionally, the evidence for aldehyde species indicates possible liquid inclusions within a presumably porous SEI morphology.