Research interests
First principles investigation of electronic and optical properties of solid state materials and molecular assemblies, and modeling catalytic and electrochemical processes on solvated interfaces, using (time dependent) density functional theory, and beyond.
Currently, my activity focuses on the development, testing and application of first principles simulations high-throughput workflows for the study of complex systems (e.g. disordered, polycrystalline, amorphous, etc.), in order to model devices for synaptic electronics and neuromorphic computing, as part of the European project INTERSECT.
Biographical sketch
Education
- May-Jul. 2010: Visiting Student. CINECA Supercomputing Center, Bologna, Italy. Advisor: Dr. Carlo Cavazzoni.
- Oct. 2010: BSc in Physics (cum Laude). University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. Advisors: Dr. Carlo Cavazzoni, Prof. Giorgio Santoro.
- Oct. 2013: MSc in Physics (cum Laude). University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. Advisors: Prof. Stefano Corni, Dr. Arrigo Calzolari, Prof. Elisa Molinari.
- Mar. 2017: PhD in Physics and Nano Sciences (cum Laude). Dept. of Physics, Informatics and Mathematics, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy. Advisors: Prof. Stefano Corni, Dr. Arrigo Calzolari, Prof. Elisa Molinari.
Research experience
- May 2017-May 2019: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy & Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005, USA.
- May 2019-May 2020: Academic Visitor, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy & Laboratory for Nanophotonics, Rice University, 6100 Main St., Houston, TX 77005, USA.
- May 2019-Jul. 2020: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Physics, University of North Texas (UNT), Denton, TX 76203, USA.
- Since Aug. 2020: Senior Postdoctoral Researcher, CNR-NANO S3, via Campi 213/A, 41125, Modena, Italy.
- Since Aug. 2020: Academic visitor, Dept. of Physics, UNT, 1155 Union Cir., Denton, TX 76203, USA.
Selected publications
Coauthor of 10 publications on international peer-reviewed journals (2 as first author).
Citations: 185 on Google Scholar, 130 on Scopus; h-index: 7 on Google Scholar, 7 on Scopus (Oct. 1st 2020).
Author ID on ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4530-0424. Author ID on Scopus: 56575141100.
Scientific communications include 2 seminars, 7 oral and 10 poster contributions in 18 international conferences; plus 4 orals and 4 posters accepted in 3 international conferences then cancelled in 2020.
- L. Bursi, A. Calzolari, S. Corni, E. Molinari. Light-induced field enhancement in nanoscale systems from first-principles: the case of polyacenes. ACS Photonics, 1, 1049-1058 (2014).
- F. J. Garci'a de Abajo, R. Sapienza, M. Noginov, F. Benz, J. Baumberg, S. Maier, D. Graham, J. Aizpurua, T. Ebbesen, A. Pinchuk, J. Khurgin, K. Matczyszyn, J. T. Hugall, N. van Hulst, P. Dawson, C. Roberts, M. Nielsen, L. Bursi, M. Flatte', J. Yi, O. Hess, N. Engheta, M. Brongersma, V. Podolskiy, V. Shalaev, E. Narimanov, A. Zayats. Plasmonic and new plasmonic materials: general discussion. Faraday Discuss., 178, 123-149 (2015).
- L. Bursi, A. Calzolari, S. Corni, E. Molinari. Quantifying the plasmonic character of optical excitations in nanostructures. ACS Photonics, 3, 520-525 (2016).
- R. Zhang, L. Bursi, J. D. Cox, Y. Cui, C. M. Krauter, A. Alabastri, A. Manjavacas, A. Calzolari, S. Corni, E. Molinari, E. A. Carter, F. J. Garci'a de Abajo, H. Zhang, P. Nordlander. How to identify plasmons from the optical response of nanostructures. ACS Nano, 11, 7321-7335 (2017).
- K. D. Chapkin, L. Bursi, G. J. Stec, A. Lauchner, N. J. Hogan, Y. Cui, P. Nordlander, N. J. Halas. Lifetime dynamics of plasmons in the few-atom limit. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 115, 9134-9139 (2018).
- K. W. Smith, L. A. McCarthy, A. Alabastri, L. Bursi, W.-S. Chang, P. Nordlander, S. Link. Exploiting evanescent field polarization for giant chiroptical modulation from achiral gold half-rings. ACS Nano, 12, 11657-11663 (2018).
- B. D. Clark, C. J. DeSantis, G. Wu, D. Renard, M. J. McClain, L. Bursi, A.-L. Tsai, P. Nordlander, N. J. Halas. Ligand-dependent colloidal stability controls the growth of aluminum nanocrystals. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 141, 1716-1724 (2019). [JACS Spotlights: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 141, 1393-1393 (2019)].
- B. D. Clark, C. R. Jacobson, M. Lou, D. Renard, G. Wu, L. Bursi, A. S. Ali, D. F. Swearer, A.-L. Tsai, P. Nordlander, N. J. Halas. Aluminum nanocubes have sharp corners. ACS Nano, 13, 9682-9691, (2019).
- L. A. McCarthy, K. W. Smith, X. Lana, S. A. Hosseini Jebeli, L. Bursi, A. Alabastri, W.-S. Chang, P. Nordlander, S. Link. Polarized evanescent waves reveal trochoidal dichroism. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 117, 16143-16148, (2020).
- K. D. Chapkin, L. Bursi, B. D. Clark, G. Wu, A. Lauchner, A.-L. Tsai, P. Nordlander, N. J. Halas. Effects of electronic structure on molecular plasmon dynamics. J. Phys. Chem. C, 124, 20450-20457, (2020).