Quantum ESPRESSO
Quantum ESPRESSO is a suite for first-principles electronic-structure calculations and materials modeling, distributed for free and as free software under the GNU General Public License. It is based on density-functional theory, plane wave basis sets, and pseudopotentials (both norm-conserving and ultrasoft). ESPRESSO is an acronym for opEn-Source Package for Research in Electronic Structure, Simulation, and Optimization.
| Developer(s) | Quantum ESPRESSO Foundation (QEF) |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 7.3
/ December 15, 2023 |
| Repository | gitlab.com/QEF/q-e |
| Written in | Fortran, C |
| Operating system | Linux macOS |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | quantum-espresso.org |
The core plane wave DFT functions of QE are provided by the PWscf component (PWscf previously existed as an independent project). PWscf (Plane-Wave Self-Consistent Field) is a set of programs for electronic structure calculations within density functional theory and density functional perturbation theory, using plane wave basis sets and pseudopotentials. The software is released under the GNU General Public License.
The latest version QE-7.3 was released on 15 December 2023.