We present here a multi-technique investigation of C-60-based Langmuir-Blod
gett films. C-60-(CH2)(2)-N-(CH2-CH2O)(3)-CH3 films were investigated with
atomic force microscopy (AFM), static secondary ion mass spectroscopy (SSIM
S) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) measurements. The aim was to
test the ability of this fullerene-derivative to form a stable monolayer to
be transferred to a solid substrate. In fact, AFM measurements revealed a
clustering of molecules when a single dipping was done. The C-60-derivative
could be detected by SSIMS as a whole and as separated fragments of C-60 a
nd hydrophilic heads and, finally, XPS enabled to measure the film thicknes
s and to chemically characterize the film surface. (C) 2000 Elsevier Scienc
e B.V. All rights reserved.