plasmonX: an Open-Source Code for Nanoplasmonics
Abstract
We present the first public release of plasmonX, a novel open-source code for simulating the plasmonic response of complex nanostructures. The code supports both fully atomistic and implicit descriptions of nanomaterials. In particular, it employs the frequency-dependent fluctuating charges (FQ) and dipoles (FQF) models to describe the response properties of atomistic structures, including simple and -metals, graphene-based structures, and multi-metal nanostructures. For implicit representations, the Boundary Element Method is implemented in both the dielectric polarizable continuum model (DPCM) and integral equation formalism (IEF-PCM) variants. The distribution also includes a post-processing module that enables analysis of electric field-induced properties such as charge density and electric field patterns.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2510.12731,
title = {plasmonX: an Open-Source Code for Nanoplasmonics},
author = {Tommaso Giovannini and Pablo Grobas Illobre and Piero Lafiosca and Luca Nicoli and Luca Bonatti and Stefano Corni and Chiara Cappelli},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2510.12731},
year = {2026}
}
Comments
35 pages, 5 figures