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Dynamics of Nanocar

Nanocars are nanometer-sized molecular structures recently synthesized on the base of fullerene and carborane compounds. These molecules are capable of a wheel-like motion along different (mostly metalic) surfaces. We are developing molecular dynamic approaches to investigate the properties of these complex systems. Our methods is based on developing phenomenological theories and computation rigid-body MD simulations.

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