plasmonX

plasmonX

High-performance methods for classical nanoplasmonics based on the frequency-dependent fluctuating charges and dipoles (ωFQFμ) framework and the Boundary Element Method (BEM).

Impact: First public open-source code to model atomistic nanoplasmonics with results comparable to ab initio Time-dependent Density Functional Theory, at a fraction of the computational cost.

Tags: Fortran Python openMP HPC GEOM

About

plasmonX is a Fortran-based program implementing atomistic and implicit models for nanoplasmonics simulations in the quasi-static approximation:

  • ωFQ
  • ωFQFμ
  • Boundary Element Methods (DPCM, IEFPCM)

Main References

plasmonX (preprint)

ωFQ

ωFQFμ

  • T. Giovannini, L. Bonatti, P. Lafiosca, L. Nicoli, M. Castagnola, P. Grobas Illobre, S. Corni, C. Cappelli. ACS Photonics, 2022, 9, 3025–3034. DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.2c00761

  • L. Nicoli, P. Lafiosca, P. Grobas Illobre, L. Bonatti, T. Giovannini, C. Cappelli. Front. Photonics, 2023, 4, 1199598. DOI: 10.3389/fphot.2023.1199598

BEM

  • P. Grobas Illobre, L. Bonatti, P. Lafiosca, T. Giovannini, C. Cappelli. J. Chem. Phys., 2025, 162, 044103. DOI: 10.1063/5.0245629

Authors & Contact

  • Luca Bonatti – Scuola Normale Superiore
  • Chiara Cappelli – Scuola Normale Superiore
  • Stefano Corni – University of Padova & CNR Institute of Nanoscience, Modena, Italy
  • Piero Lafiosca – Scuola Normale Superiore
  • Tommaso Giovannini – University of Rome Tor Vergata
  • Pablo Grobas Illobre – Scuola Normale Superiore
  • Luca Nicoli – Scuola Normale Superiore

For any issue or request: tommaso.giovannini@uniroma2.it


Acknowledgments & Funding

plasmonX has received various fundings:

  • Progetti Interni Coordinati 2016, Scuola Normale Superiore

  • European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (Grant Agreement No. 818064) – ERC-COG GEMS

  • MUR-FARE Ricerca in Italia: Framework per l’attrazione ed il rafforzamento delle eccellenze per la Ricerca in Italia - III edizione. Prot. R20YTA2BKZ

  • European Research Council (ERC) under the grant ERC-CoG-681285 TAME-Plasmons

  • Ricerca Scientifica di Ateneo 2024 (INNOVATIONS), University of Rome Tor Vergata

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