Monitoring and inspection of a battery cell using electromagnetic waves via transparent structural components

Battery cell (10), in particular a lithium ion battery cell or a lithium-air battery cell which comprises at least one negative and one positive electrode, an electrolyte (11), and a battery cell casing which comprises a bottom plate, at least one lateral limiting surface and an upper limiting plate containing, a battery cell housing component (16) is carried out by looking in the form of a sealing element at the battery cell housing, the base plate or the at least one lateral boundary surface of the battery cell case or in the form of a flow element of the battery cell housing for operating media of the battery cell, at least partially, electromagnetic radiation (13) ,