Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2025, Vol. 41 ›› Issue (2): 313-318.doi: 10.1007/s40242-025-4238-2

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Approach to Automated In-situ X-Ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy Characterization

XIA Yinghao1,2, ZHANG Guikai1, LIU Wenchao1,2, CAI Guolei3, JIN Song3, AN Pengfei1, HUANG Huan1, ZHENG Lirong1, JI Hengxing3, CHU Shengqi1, ZHANG Jing1   

  1. 1. Beijing Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China;
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China;
    3. Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at the Microscale, CAS Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), Department of Applied Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, P. R. China
  • Received:2024-12-12 Accepted:2025-01-07 Online:2025-04-01 Published:2025-03-31
  • Contact: JI Hengxing,jihengx@ustc.edu.cn;CHU Shengqi,chusq@ihep.ac.cn;ZHANG Jing,jzhang@ihep.ac.cn E-mail:jihengx@ustc.edu.cn;chusq@ihep.ac.cn;jzhang@ihep.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (No. 2023YFA1509000) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. U2032202).

Abstract: In order to expand the range of synchrotron radiation structural characterization modes, an automated in-situ X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy characterization for electrochemical research has been established. An in-situ control system equipped with an automatic trigger capability facilitates automated acquisition of XAFS and electrochemical data. Furthermore, the quick scanning XAFS (QXAFS) terminal, in-situ server and data storage were all controlled by remote users, enabling remote measurement to be achieved. Using this system, the evolution of the local structure near Fe atoms during the charging and discharging of lithium-sulfur battery (LSB) cathode materials was observed, which provides deep insights into the sulfur reaction pathway in LSBs by leveraging structural information. The system established here paves the way for fully automated and intelligent in-situ XAFS experiments.

Key words: Remote, Automation, In-situ X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) spectroscopy, Electrochemical