20.1 Introduction

Various procedures have been developed for the modification of fullerene films (Karachevtsev et al. 2002; Kasmaier et al. 1996; Li et al. 2003; Rao et al. 1993; Rhee et al. 2003; Talyzin et al. 2002; Yogo et al. 2002; Zhao et al. 1994). During the last decade, there has been a great interest to polymerise C ₆₀ fullerene films on various substrates, photopolymerisation being one of the most common methods. This interest was stimulated with great potential technological possibilities of polymerised fullerene films. The photopolymerisation changes the solubility of fullerene films, and influences their physical and chemical characteristics (K smaier et al. 1996; Li and Pittman, 2003; Zhokhavets et al. 2003). On the other hand, photoirradiation induces not only the fullerene polymerisation, but also the formation of other carbonaceous phases (K smaier et al. 1996). Thus, finding an alternative way is highly desirable.

Among the whole rich chemistry of fullerenes, their interactions with amines gained a special attention (Adamov and Vojinovic-Miloradov, 1998; Bernstein and Foote, 1999; Dresselhaus et al. 1993; Goh et al. 2000; Hirsch et al. 1991; Lobach et al. 1995; Nigam et al. 1995; Qiao et al. 2000a,b; Schick et al. 1995; Wudl et al. 1992). A direct addition reaction of amines onto C ₆₀ molecules was discovered more than a decade ago (Hirsch et al. 1991; Wudl et al. 1992). Both...