Fabrication and nonlinear optical properties of ultrathin films containing sulfonate functionalized fullerenes

Abstract

An ultrathin composite film containing both poly(diallyldimethyl ammonium chloride) (PDDA) and hexa(sulfobutyl)fullerenes (C 60-HS) has been fabricated by the electrostatic layer-by-layer self-assembly technique. UV–Vis spectra showed a continuous deposition process of PDDA and C 60-HS. The film structure was characterized by small angle X-ray diffraction measurement and AFM image. The nanothick film showed an effective third-order nonlinear refractive index n 2=1.56×10 −8 esu.