We use a molecular dynamics method to simulate the relaxation
processes of cyanoadamantane molecules in a fullerene
environment, for two densities and several temperatures (over the
range 400-2000 K). The interactions between the C60
molecules were modelled using the approach proposed by
Girifalco. Cyanoadamantane molecules were represented by a rigid
three-site model. The dynamics of molecules in the system have
been studied by inspecting the plots of the translational
Cv(t) and angular Cω(t) velocity
autocorrelation functions, their Fourier transforms, and the
temperature dependences of the corresponding diffusion
coefficients. We have found two kinds of rotational dynamics of
the cyanoadamantane molecule in the solid phase of the mixture
studied.
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