EMIL: The energy materials in situ laboratory Berlin

In a concerted effort, the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie GmbH (HZB) and the Max Planck Society (MPG) will develop, install, and operate EMIL, the Energy Materials In situ Laboratory, which will be a unique facility at the BESSY II synchrotron light source in Berlin, Germany. EMIL will be dedicated to the in situ and in operando X-ray analysis of materials and devices for photovoltaic applications and of (photo)catalytic/photo-electrochemical processes. EMIL provides access to soft and hard X-rays in an energy range of 80 eV - 10 keV, and comprises all characterization and deposition facilities in one integrated ultra-high vacuum system. EMIL allows studying solar energy converting devices including photovoltaic (PV) structures based on silicon- and compound semiconductors, hybrid organic/inorganic heterojunctions, emerging organo-metal halide perovskites as well earth-abundant materials for solar fuel production (water splitting).