Penning trap mass spectrometry (PTMS) can be used to test the Standard Model (SM) and to answer the questions related to the origin and abundance of the elements in the universe. There are several facilities worldwide specialized in PTMS and some of them can measure the masses of isotopes with half-lives in the range of milliseconds. TRIUMF’s ion trap for atomic and nuclear science (TITAN) is one such facility. In mass measurement the precision is linearly proportional to the charge state of the ion of interest. To increase the charge state, ions are charge-bred using an electron beam ion trap (EBIT) at TITAN. However, the charge breeding process introduces an energy spread among the ions which adversely affects the precision of the mass measurement. To overcome this problem a cooler Penning trap (CPET) was designed, assembled and is now being tested off-line. This thesis presents the first systematic test results of CPET. We also present the result of the first Penning trap mass measurement of the isotope 24Al, which is five times more precise than the previous atomic mass evaluation (AME2012) value. The precise and accurate mass of 24Al is important for both astrophysics and for test of the standard model (SM). The resonance energy (E_r) calculated for the 23Mg(p,gamma)24Al reaction using the ground state mass of 24Al reported in this thesis shows a 2s deviation from the direct measurement. On the other hand, tests of the SM by evaluating f_t values using isospin T = 1 nuclides have reached a high precision level. Effort is now shifting towards the T = 2 nuclides, which are far from stability compared to their T = 1 counterparts. For this reason, the ground state masses of T = 2 nuclides and of their decay products are required to be known with high precision. 24Al is the daughter of one such nucleus, 24Si. The ground state mass of 24Al reported in this thesis will be useful to test the SM. / October 2016

The curiosity of researchers to find novel characteristics and properties of matter constantly pushes for the development of instrumentation based on X-radiation. I present in this thesis techniques for electron spectroscopy based on developments of X-ray sources both in time structure and energy. One part describes a laser driven High-Harmonic Generation source and the application of an off-plane grating monochromator with additional beamlines and spectrometers. In initial experiments, the source is capable of producing harmonics between the 13th and 23rd of the fundamental laser 800 nm wavelength. The intensity in the 19th harmonic, after monochromatization, was measured to be above 1.2·1010 photons/second with a repetition rate of 5 kHz.  The development of a chopper system synchronized to the bunch clock of an electron storage ring is also presented. The system can be used to adjust the repetition rate of a synchrotron radiation beam to values between 10 and 120 kHz, or for the modulation of continuous sources. The application of the system to both time of flight spectroscopy and laser pump X-ray probe spectroscopy is shown. It was possible to measure triple ionization of Kr and in applied studies the valence band of a laser excited dye-sensitized solar cell interface. The combination of the latter technique with transient absorption measurements is proposed. The organic molecule maleic anhydride (MA) and its binding configuration to the three anatase TiO2 crystals (101), (100), (001) has been investigated by means of Xray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) and Near Edge X-ray Absorption Fine structure Spectroscopy (NEXAFS). The results provide information on the binding configuration to the 101 crystal. High Kinetic Energy Photoelectron Spectroscopy was used to investigate multilayers of complexes of iron, ruthenium and osmium. The benefit of hard X-rays for ex-situ prepared samples is demonstrated together with the application of resonant valence band measurements to these molecules.

During operation of heavy ion accelerators a significant pressure rise has been observed when the intensity of the high energy beam was increased. The cause for this pressure rise is ion induced desorption, which is the result when beam ions collide with residual gas molecules in the accelerator, whereby they undergo charge exchange. Since the change in charge state will affect the bending radius of the particles after they have passed a bending magnet, they will not follow the required trajectory but instead collide with the vacuum chamber wall and gas are released. For the Future GSI project FAIR (Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research) there is a need to upgrade the SIS18 synchrotron in order to meet the requirements of the increased intensity. The aim of this work was to measure the desorption yields, η, (released molecules per incident ion) from materials commonly used in accelerators: 316LN stainless steel, Cu, Etched Cu, gold coated Cu, Ta and TiZrV coated stainless steel with argon and uranium beams at the energies 5-100 MeV/u. The measurements were performed at GSI and at The Svedberg Laboratory where a new dedicated teststand was built. It was found that the desorption yield scales with the electronic energy loss to the second power, decreasing for increasing impact energy above the Bragg Maximum. A feasibility study on the possibility to use laser refractometry to improve the accuracy of a specific throughput system was performed. The result was an improvement by up to 3 orders of magnitude, depending on pressure range.

La connaissance d’un système gaz/solide requiert l’analyse de l’adsorption, du premier stade jusqu’à saturation. C’est la motivation de l’analyse des surfaces sous vide. L’approche des surfaces divisées est souvent tronquée. Pratiquée à des pressions suffisamment élevées pour être compatible avec un temps de réaction raisonnable, elle ne permet pas l'analyse de la surface nue à la monocouche. L’objectif du présent travail a été d’établir une continuité d’observation par FTIR, de l’UHV à la pression ambiante, de poudres de MgO, ZnO et ZnxMg1-xO exposées à l’eau ou à l’hydrogène. Il a été montré que les fumées de ZnO se comparent à des cristaux présentant les faces (0001), (0001̅), (101̅0), (112̅0), avec un rapport non-polaire/polaire de 75/25. Par FTIR combinée à la photoémission et à la désorption thermique, trois étapes de l’hydroxylation des fumées de MgO ont été identifiées : défauts ponctuels (10-8 mbar), marches (10-6 mbar) puis terrasses (> 10-5 mbar), avec une restructuration qui prouve que l’eau change la structure de surface de MgO. La représentation commune de la surface de MgO par une suite de facettes (100) est mise en cause. Aux faibles teneurs en zinc, l’oxyde mixte ZnxMg1-xO est formé de cristallites cubiques de même structure que MgO. Le zinc en substitution tend à ségréger vers les sites de basse coordinence où il affecte les propriétés d’adsorption d’eau et d’hydrogène. Par ailleurs, le mélange ZnO-MgO obtenu par combustion d’alliage ZnMg offre une possibilité d’application grâce aux propriétés bactéricides de ZnO et de faible toxicité de MgO. L’ensemble des résultats montre la pertinence de l’étude des poudres pratiquée dans les conditions de l’UHV. / The analysis of adsorption from the first stage to saturation is necessary to understand gas/solid interactions. This is the motivation for surface analysis under vacuum. The common approach of dispersed materials surfaces is incomplete since working pressures, that are high enough to achieve reasonable reaction times, do not allow studies of powder surfaces from bare to fully covered. The aim of the present work is to examine the successive changes of ZnO, MgO and ZnxMg1-xO nanopowders upon exposure to water or hydrogen from UHV to the ambient by FTIR. It is shown that ZnO smokes behave in a same way as a collection of single crystals which exhibit (0001), (0001̅), (101̅0) and (112̅0) faces with a non-polar/polar ratio of 75/25. Combining FTIR with XPS and TPD techniques, three stages of hydroxylation were identified on MgO smokes: point defects (10-8 mbar), steps (10-6 mbar) then terraces (> 10-5 mbar). Results indicate a reorganisation of surface structure showing that water adsorption on MgO(100) is an irreversible process. The common model of MgO as a series of (100) facets is questioned. At low concentrations of zinc, the mixed oxide ZnxMg1-xO consists of crystals with similar structure as MgO. A segregation of Zn2+ toward low coordinated surface sites is suggested to explain the changes in reactivity of the ZnxMg1-xO with respect to water and hydrogen at low coverages. Furthermore, the mixture ZnO-MgO produced by combustion of ZnMg alloy combines the antibacterial properties of ZnO and the biocompatibility of MgO, interesting for potential applications. The overall results demonstrate the relevance of the study of powders in ultra-high vacuum conditions.

Les propriétés électroniques et d'autoassemblage de deux composés organiques, le DHTAP et le bis-pyrène, ont été étudiées par microscopie à effet tunnel (STM), sous ultra-vide et à basse température. Les propriétés optiques ont été étudiées par spectroscopie en cavité résonnante (CRD), également sous ultravide.La croissance du DHTAP a été étudiée sur différents métaux nobles. La croissance du bis-pyrène a été étudiée sur Au(111). Dans chaque cas, les conditions de température idéales pour la formation d’une première couche organisée ont été déterminées. Différents modèles sont proposés pour les structures observées en première couche. La formation de la seconde couche moléculaire à également été étudiée.L'évolution des propriétés optiques, étudié par CRD, du bis-pyrène déposé sur du verre borosilicate combinée aux informations obtenues par STM ont permit d’associer ces modifications aux interactions des moments dipolaires de transition des molécules de la première et de la seconde couche et on également permit de déterminer le mode de croissance.Finalement, la possibilité d’induire des modifications chimique de la molécule de DHTAP, intégrée dans une couche auto-assemblée, en utilisant le courant tunnel du STM a été observé. Il s’avère que la molécule de DHTAP intégrée en première couche peut subir une double déshydrogénation pour conduire à la formation d’un composé identifié comme étant le 5,7,12,14-tetraazapentacene (TAP). En seconde couche, la formation de deux radicaux, en plus du TAP, a été observé. La molécule de TAP présente un certain intérêt du fait qu’elle n’est pas synthétisable pas les méthodes conventionnelle de chimie organique. / Electronic and self-assembling properties of two organic compound, the DHTAP and the bis-pyrene, have been studied by the means of low temperature scanning tunnelling microscopy (STM) under ultrahigh vacuum conditions. Optical properties have been studied by cavity ring-down (CRD) spectroscopy, also under ultrahigh vacuum conditions.The growth of DHTAP has been studied on different metallic substrate. The growth of bis-pyrene has been studied on Au(111). In each case, the optimal temperature conditions for the formation of a well-ordered first monolayer have been determined. The formation of second monolayers has also been studied. The evolution of the optical properties, studied by CRD, of bis-pyrene deposited on borosilicate glass combined with information obtained from STM allow us to identify these modifications as interactions between transition dipole moments of molecules in the first and in the second layer, and also determine the growth mode.Finally, the possibility to induce chemical modification of DHTAP molecules embedded in an ordered monolayer using the tunnelling current of the STM has been studied. It appears that the molecule embedded in the first ML can be doubly dehydrogenated which leads to the formation of a compound identified as 5,7,12,14-tetraazapentacene (TAP). In the second layer, the formation of two radicals in addition to the TAP has been observed. The TAP molecule is interesting because of that it cannot be synthesized using common organic chemical methods.

The direct epitaxial growth of multilayer BN by atomic layer deposition is of critical significance forfo two-dimensional device applications. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and low energy electron diffraction (LEED) demonstrate layer-by-layer BN epitaxy on two different substrates. One substrate was a monolayer of RuO2(110) formed on a Ru(0001) substrate, the other was an atomically clean Ni(111) single crystal. Growth was accomplished atomic layer deposition (ALD) cycles of BCl3/NH3 at 600 K substrate temperature and subsequent annealing in ultrahigh vacuum (UHV). This yielded stoichiometric BN layers, and an average BN film thickness linearly proportional to the number of BCl3/NH3 cycles. The BN(0001)/RuO2(110) interface had negligible charge transfer or band bending as indicated by XPS and LEED data indicate a 30° rotation between the coincident BN and oxide lattices. The atomic layer epitaxy of BN on an oxide surface suggests new routes to the direct growth and integration of graphene and BN with industrially important substrates, including Si(100). XPS and LEED indicated epitaxial deposition of h-BN(0001) on the Ni(111) single crystal by ALD, and subsequent epitaxially aligned graphene was deposited by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of ethylene at 1000 K. Direct multilayer, in situ growth of h-BN on magnetic substrates such as Ni is important for spintronic device applications. Solid-state electrolytes (SSEs) are of significant interest for their promise as lithium-ion conducting materials but are prone to degradation due to lithium carbonate formation on the surface upon exposure to atmosphere, adversely impacting Li ion conduction. In situ XPS monitored changes in the composition of the SSE Li garnet (Li6.5La3Zr1.5Ta0.5O12, LLZTaO) upon annealing in UHV and upon Ar+ ion sputtering. Trends in core level spectra demonstrate that binding energy (BE) calibration of the Li 1s at 56.4 eV, yields a more consistent interpretation of results than the more commonly used standard of the adventitious C 1s at 284.8 eV. Annealing one ambient-exposed sample to >1000 K in UHV effectively reduced surface carbonate and oxygen, leaving significant amounts of carbon in lower oxidation states. A second ambient-exposed sample was subjected to 3 keV Ar+ ion sputtering at 500 K in UHV, which eliminated all surface carbon, and reduced the O 1s intensity and BE. These methods present alternative approaches to lithium carbonate removal than heating or polishing in inert atmospheres and are compatible with fundamental surface science studies. In particular, the data show that sputtering at mildly elevated temperatures yields facile elimination of carbonate and other forms of surface carbon. This is in contrast to annealing in either UHV or in noble gas environments, which result in carbonate reduction, but with significant remnant coverages of other forms of carbon.

Ces dernières années ont été marquées par de grandes évolutions technologiques à travers notamment une course à la miniaturisation. De gros efforts de recherche se concentrent en particulier sur le domaine de l’électronique organique mais aussi sur de nouveaux matériaux bidimensionnels comme le graphène. Ces matériaux 2D présentent des propriétés physiques exceptionnelles et sont des candidats prometteurs pour le développement de futurs dispositifs électroniques. Au cours de cette thèse, l’approche ascendante, qui consiste à assembler ensemble des petites briques élémentaires, a été utilisée pour élaborer des nanostructures bidimensionnelles originales sur des surfaces. Des états électroniques localisés dus à un couplage électronique latéral particulier entre les molécules ont été observés. Quatre nanoarchitectures hybrides ioniques-organiques différentes ont été réalisées en faisant varier la température de la surface. Des nanostructures organiques covalentes ont aussi été élaborées par une réaction de couplage d’Ullmann sur la surface. Deux précurseurs différents en forme d’étoile avec des substituants iodés et bromés respectivement, ont été étudiés. De grandes nanostructures carbonées hexagonales poreuses ont notamment été synthétisées en faisant varier la température du substrat. Ces travaux ouvrent de nouvelles perspectives pour la réalisation de matériaux organiques bidimensionnels aux propriétés contrôlées. / Over the last few years, important technological developments were made following a trend towards miniaturization. In particular, lots of research efforts are put into the research on organic electronics and on 2D materials like graphene. Such 2D materials show great physical properties and are promising candidates for the development of future electronic devices.In this project, bottom-up approach consisting in assembling elementary building blocks together, was used to engineer novel twodimensional nanostructures on metal surfaces. The properties of these two-dimensional nanostructures were investigated using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) and X-ray Photoemission Spectroscopy (XPS). Two-dimensional nanostructures based on the self-assembly of organic building blocks stabilized by intermolecular interactions were engineered. In particular, nanostructures stabilized by hydrogen bonds, halogen bonds and ionic-organic interactions were investigated. Localized electronic states due to specific molecular lateral electronic coupling were observed. Four different ionic-organic nanoarchitectures were engineered varying the substrate temperature. Covalent organic nanostructures were also engineered by onsurface Ullmann coupling reaction. Two different star-shaped precursors with iodine and bromine substituents respectively, were investigated. Large periodic porous 2D covalent hexagonal carbon nanostructures weresuccessfully engineered by temperature driven hierarchal Ullmann coupling. These results open new perspectives for the development of 2D organic materials with controlled structures and properties.

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