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PLANET - PRIN 2022

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PLANET: PLAsmons of topological Nodal-line semimetals

PIANO NAZIONALE DI RIPRESA E RESILIENZA (PNRR)

Missione 4 “Istruzione e Ricerca” - Componente C2

Investimento 1.1, “Fondo per il Programma Nazionale di Ricerca e Progetti di Rilevante Interesse Nazionale (PRIN)”

Codice progetto: 2022LFWJBR

CUP: E53D23001750006

Contributo MUR per Ricerca: € 189.993
Cofinanziamento Ateneo/Ente: € 49.604 

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Partners

  1. Università degli Studi dell’AQUILA (Coordinator), Principal Investigator: Antonio Politano
  2. Università della Calabria, Principal Investigator: Anna Cupolillo

Brief description and main objectives


PLANET investigates collective electronic excitations in an emerging class of quantum materials known as topological nodal-line semimetals. These systems display unconventional electronic structure and strong anisotropy, which can support unusual plasmonic responses and other collective phenomena. The project aims to understand how these excitations emerge and evolve across different dimensionalities, morphologies, and interface conditions, and how they can be controlled for advanced photonic and energy-related functionalities.

To achieve these goals, PLANET combines materials preparation in several configurations—including bulk systems, thin films, and nanostructures—with a broad experimental platform based on structural characterization, electronic spectroscopies, microscopy, and momentum- and energy-resolved loss spectroscopies. A central objective of the project is to clarify the spectral distribution, dispersion, damping behaviour, spatial localization, and environmental stability of the collective electronic response. By linking electronic structure, surface phenomena, and collective excitations, PLANET builds a coherent framework for exploring new functional properties of quantum materials relevant to sustainable technologies.

Main results and publications

The project established an integrated experimental platform enabling systematic comparison across bulk systems, thin films, and nanostructures. The research activity improved the understanding of surface and interface modifcations under chemically relevant environments through the combination of advanced in situ spectroscopies and theoretical modelling.

At the same time, electron energy loss spectroscopy revealed strongly localized excitations in nanostructured systems within the visible and near‑infrared spectral ranges. Studies on ultrathin and epitaxial platforms further demonstrated that interface engineering can effectively tailor collective excitations, reducing damping and enhancing spatial confinement.

Definitely, the PLANET project generated a substantial scientific output and contributed to the development of a robust experimental framework connecting electronic structure, collective excitations, and functional properties in nodal‑line semimetals.


Publication list

[1] D.W. Boukhvalov, G.G. Politano, G. D’Olimpio, A. Politano, Adv. Sustain. Syst. 8 (2024) 2400018.

[2] A. Politano, R.A. Al‑Juboori, S. Alnajdi, A. Alsaati, A. Athanassiou, M. Bar‑Sadan, A.N. Beni, D. Campi, A. Cupolillo, G. D’Olimpio, J. Phys. Energy 6 (2024) 021502.

[3] D. Nguyen, V. Forster, A. Potey, A. Alviset, S. Picaud, A. Politano, Mater. Res. Express 11 (2024) 126302.

[4] U. Uzun, P. Kotak, M.A. Shakib, R.O. Mamman, S. Daws, C.N. Kuo, C.S. Lue, A. Politano, C. Lamuta, Mater. Sci. Eng. B 304 (2024) 117357.

[5] K. Zhang, L. Han, Z. Hu, K. Xiao, M. Jiang, A. Yu, X. Pan, D. Wang, L. Zhang, X. Lv, S. Tian, S. Lan, H. Xing, N. Zhang, A. Politano, L. Wang, Laser Photonics Rev. 18 (2024) 2301243.

[6] Z. Yu, G. D’Olimpio, H. Huang, C.N. Kuo, C.S. Lue, G. Nicotra, F. Lin, D.W. Boukhvalov, A. Politano, L. Liu, Adv. Funct. Mater. 34 (2024) 2403099.

[7] G. D’Olimpio, D.W. Boukhvalov, V. Galstyan, J. Occhiuzzi, M. Vorochta, M. Amati, Z. Milosz, L. Gregoratti, M.C. Istrate, C.N. Kuo, C.S. Lue, C. Ghica, E. Comini, A. Politano, J. Mater. Chem. A 12 (2024) 10329–10340.

[8] P. Settembri, F. Mazzola, I. Vobornik, J. Fujii, M. Kögler, C.N. Kuo, C.S. Lue, A. Politano, G. Profeta, Phys. Rev. B 110 (2024) L201401.

[9] D.W. Boukhvalov, M. Ștefan, A.C. Joita, C.N. Kuo, C.S. Lue, A. Politano, Adv. Mater. Interfaces 12 (2025) 2400656.

[10] A.A.A. Elameen, D. Dutta, S. Duman, M. Rosmus, G. D’Olimpio, B. Gürbulak, D.W. Boukhvalov, A. Agarwal, A. Politano, J. Phys. Chem. C 129 (2025) 3967–3974.

[11] D.W. Boukhvalov, G. D’Olimpio, T. Dadiani, S. Santoro, A. Cupolillo, C.N. Kuo, C.S. Lue, M. Bar‑Sadan, T. Hrbek, M.G. Rodríguez, M. Vorochta, E. Curcio, A. Politano, Desalination 602 (2025) 118628.

[12] L. Han, S. Zhang, S. Tian, L. Zhang, Y. Wei, K. Zhang, M. Jiang, Y. He, C. Liu, W. Tang, J. He, H. Shu, A. Politano, X. Chen, L. Wang, ACS Nano 19 (2025) 3740–3751.

[13] S. De Stefano, O. Durante, A. Sessa, A. Politano, G. D’Olimpio, T. Dadiani, E. Faella, A. Dinescu, C. Parvulescu, C. Hetherington, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 17 (2025) 50901–50915.

[14] Y.W. Zhang, V. Sorkin, Z.H. Aitken, A. Politano, J. Behler, A.P. Thompson, T.W. Ko, S.P. Ong, O. Chalykh, D. Korogod, Model. Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 33 (2025) 023301.

[15] D.W. Boukhvalov, G. D’Olimpio, T. Dadiani, J. Sharma, A.A.A. Elameen, S. Zenone, M. Rosmus, B. Gürbulak, E. Çepni, E. Llobet, E. Magnano, F. Bondino, S. Duman, A. Politano, Adv. Funct. Mater. 35 (2025) 2507388.

[16] A. Sessa, T. Dadiani, S. De Stefano, O. Durante, A. Pelella, C. Parvulescu, A. Dinescu, M. Aldrigo, C.N. Kuo, C.S. Lue, G. D’Olimpio, E. Faella, A. Politano, M. Passacantando, A. Di Bartolomeo, Adv. Electron. Mater. 11 (2025) e00327.

[17] H. Feng, Z. Ge, Y. Deng, P. Pu, S. Zhao, X. Song, H. Yuan, Y. Wu, J. Yang, Y. Si, A. Politano, X. Zhang, Y.W. Zhang, J. Catal. 448 (2025) 116213.

[18] D. Dutta, M. Rosmus, G.G. Politano, C.N. Kuo, C. Rizza, G. D’Olimpio, C.S. Lue, A. Agarwal, A. Politano, Phys. Rev. B 113 (2026) 085407.

[19] T. Dadiani, G. D’Olimpio, L. Tamasauskaite‑Tamasiunaite, S. Zenone, C.N. Kuo, M. Amati, Z. Milosz, L. Gregoratti, T. Hrbek, M.G. Rodríguez, M.C. Istrate, C.S. Lue, Y. Lobko, C. Ghica, E. Norkus, Y.W. Zhang, A. Cupolillo, D.W. Boukhvalov, A. Politano, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 18 (2026) 8026–8038.

[20] A. Sessa, S. De Stefano, O. Durante, A. Pelella, M. Aldrigo, C. Parvulescu, A. Dinescu, C.N. Kuo, C.S. Lue, T. Dadiani, G. D’Olimpio, E. Faella, A. Politano, M. Passacantando, A. Di Bartolomeo, Adv. Electron. Mater. 12 (2026) e00734.
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