Stefano Pittalis
CNR Researcher
tel. +39 059 2055262
stefano.pittalis
nano.cnr .it
Address
CNR-NANO S3,
Via Campi 213A,
I-41125 Modena,
Italy
Running projects
Attosecond transient absorption and reflectivity for the study of exotic materials (MIUR PRIN Grant No. 2017RKWTMY)
Research interests
Quantum many-body problems in physics, chemistry, and materials science.
(Time-dependent) density-functional theory: generalizations, hybridizations, and applications.
Development and application of computational methods for the simulation of equilibrium and non-equilibrium properties at the nanoscale.
Biographical sketch
Highlights:
2021: Awardee within the Excellence Programme of the University of Jena, Germany
2017: Italian Scientific Habitation for Associate Professorships
2013: International Incoming Fellowship (IIF) within the FP7 Marie Curie Action
(2013 - present time) Researcher
CNR-NANO S3
(2011 - 2013) Post-doc
University of California - Department of Chemistry,
Irvine, CA, U.S.A.
(2009 - 2011) Post-doc
University of Missouri - Department of Physics and Astronomy,
Columbia, MO, U.S.A.
(2008 - 2009) Post-doc
Free University Berlin - Department of Theoretical Physics,
Berlin, Germany.
(2008) Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics
Free University Berlin - Department of Theoretical Physics,
Berlin, Germany.
Selected publications
C. Schilling and S.P., "Ensemble Reduced Density Matrix Functional Theory for Excited States and
Hierarchical Generalization of Pauli’s Exclusion Principle", Phys. Rev. Lett. 127 023001 (2021)
T. Gould, G. Stefanucci, and S.P., "Ensemble density-functional theory: Insight from the fluctuation-dissipation theorem",
Phys. Rev. Lett. 125 , 233001 (2020)
T. Gould and S.P., "Density-Driven Correlations in Many-Electron Ensembles: Theory and Application for Excited States",
Phys. Rev. Lett. 123 , 016401 (2019)
T. Gould and S.P., "Hartree and Exchange in Ensemble Density Functional Theory: Avoiding the Nonuniqueness Disaster",
Phys. Rev. Lett. 119 , 243001 (2017)
S.P., G. Vignale, and F.G. Eich, "U(1) X SU(2) gauge invariance made simple for density functional approximations",
Phys. Rev. B 96, 035141 (2017)
S.P., F. Troiani, C.A. Rozzi, and G. Vignale, "Ab-initio theory of spin-entanglement in atoms and molecules", Phys. Rev. B 91, 075109 (2015)
S.P., A. Delgado, J. Robin, L. Freimuth, J. Christoffers, C. Lienau, and C.A. Rozzi, "Charge separation dynamics and opto-electronic properties of a diaminoterephthalate-C60 dyad", Adv. Funct. Mater. doi: 10.1002/adfm.201402316 (2014)
E. Räsänen, C.A. Rozzi, S.P., and G. Vignale, "Electron-Electron Interactions in Artificial Graphene", Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 246803 (2012)
S.P., G. Vignale, and I.V. Tokatly, "Quantum continuum mechanics in a strong magnetic field", Phys. Rev. B 84, 245118 (2011)
S.P., C.R. Proetto, A. Floris, A. Sanna, C. Bersier, K. Burke, and E.K.U. Gross, "Exact Conditions in Finite-Temperature Density-Functional Theory", Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 163001 (2011)