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plasmonX: an Open-Source Code for Nanoplasmonics

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics 2026-01-07 v2 Computational Physics

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 (ω\omegaFQ) and dipoles (ω\omegaFQFμ\mu) models to describe the response properties of atomistic structures, including simple and dd-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.

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@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}
}

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35 pages, 5 figures

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