ABSTRACT
One very important question in Langmuir film research is whether it is possible to tune film morphology by manipulating the headgroup structure via subphase metal ions. To answer this we have chosen transition elements as the metals in metal-carboxylate LB films. It is known that divalent metal ions (those which fall in the same group as the transition elements of our choice) interact with the carboxylate headgroup and form coordination complexes [161]. Then the headgroup structure is probably decided by the type of metal-carboxylate coordination present and consequently a change in the latter would possibly cause a change in the former.
