Quantitative analysis of compression isotherms of fullerene C60 Langmuir layers

The structure of fullerence C60 Langmuir layers formed from a solution in cyclohexane has been determined from their compression isotherms. The layer structure, in particular, the size of formed aggregates, has been shown to depend on the initial surface concentration of fullerene. A quantitative model of the Langmuir layer has been proposed. Degrees of water surface coverage with fullerene (the initial one and that corresponding to the onset of one-phase state formation), intermolecular distances of fullerene in aquaaggregates, aggregation numbers, and distances between aquaaggregates have been found to play the role of the model parameters. Constants characterizing the structure of a stable monolayer have been determined on the basis of the formulated model.