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Peter Jacobson

@spmqt.bsky.social
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Physicist, Senior Lecturer at UQ, SPM enthusiast, mediocre gamer, recent Australian spmqt.org

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Peter Jacobson @spmqt.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Join us in sunny Brisbane! Fully funded PhD position in STM of metal-organic frameworks study.uq.edu.au/study-option...
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Atomic-scale scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) for decarbonisation
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Peter Jacobson @spmqt.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
It was great hosting Katerina as a visiting PhD student in Brisbane! Congratulations on your accomplishment! 🎉🎉
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Peter Jacobson @spmqt.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
New preprint: A little titanium can help clean up tantalum for better superconducting resonators arxiv.org/abs/2601.16369
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Reducing TLS loss in tantalum CPW resonators using titanium sacrificial layers
We demonstrate a substantial reduction in two-level system loss in tantalum coplanar waveguide resonators fabricated on high-resistivity silicon substrates through the use of an ultrathin titanium sac...
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The Conversation AUNZ @aunz.theconversation.com · 22/12/2025
In the 1930s, this quantum mechanical pioneer faced obstacles that still confront women in physics today. 👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/who-was...
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Peter Jacobson @spmqt.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Nice write up on our work in Physics World! physicsworld.com/a/scientists...
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Scientists realize superconductivity in traditional semiconducting material – Physics World
Superconducting germanium could find application in a new generation of quantum devices
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Alex Knapp @thealexknapp.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
A new edition of my emerging tech newsletter, The Prototype, is here. What's inside: 💻 Nvidia has announced a bunch of new emerging tech partnerships 🏦 Why AI models can't handle investment banking ⚡ Scientists built a superconducting semiconductor And more! www.forbes.com/sites/the-pr...
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Nvidia Expands Into Quantum Computing And Fusion Power
In this week’s edition of The Prototype, we look at why AI models struggle with finance, a revolutionary superconducting discovery, Pac-Man and more.
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 30/10/2025
A new type of germanium superconductor could allow classical and quantum chips to be built into one device, creating better and more reliable quantum computers.
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Germanium superconductor could help build reliable quantum computers
A new type of germanium superconductor could allow classical and quantum chips to be built into one device, creating better and more reliable quantum computers.
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Peter Jacobson @spmqt.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Excited this is finally out! Great collab with Javad Shabani’s group at NYU, DFT magic from @carlaverdi.bsky.social, synchrotron sorcery @ansto.bsky.social by Julian Steele www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Superconductivity in substitutional Ga-hyperdoped Ge epitaxial thin films - Nature Nanotechnology
The epitaxial growth of hyperdoped Ga:Ge films and trilayer heterostructures by molecular-beam epitaxy yield superconductivity with a critical temperature of 3.5 K and may enable quantum functionaliti...
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Grill Lab @grilllab.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Thanks to Peter Jacobson (@spmqt.bsky.social) from the University of Queensland for visiting and showing us his team's exciting research on the epitaxial growth of hyperdoped Ga:Ge superconductors. #SPMQT_Lab #seminar
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Peter Jacobson @spmqt.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Join our group in Brisbane! Two year postdoc focused on STM of quantum materials #scijobs #physics #postdoc uq.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/uqcare... UQ Careers
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Scanning Probe Methods
School of Mathematics and Physics Full-time, fixed-term position for up to 2 years Base salary will be in the range of $82,057.75 - $109,246.18 + 17% Superannuation (Academic Level A) Based at our St ...
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Peter Jacobson @spmqt.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
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Peter Jacobson @spmqt.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
1/ Our new preprint is up on arXiv: “Superconductivity in Epitaxial SiGe for Cryogenic Electronics” arxiv.org/abs/2412.15421 This work is in collaboration with Javad Shabani’s group at NYU. Julian Steele led the synchrotron experiments, Patrick Strohbeen the MBE growth, @carlaverdi.bsky.social DFT
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Superconductivity in Epitaxial SiGe for Cryogenic Electronics
Introducing superconductivity into group IV elements by doping has long promised a pathway to introduce quantum functionalities into well-established semiconductor technologies. The non-equilibrium hy...
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Jacopo Bertolotti @jacopobertolotti.com · 22/10/2024
#PhysicsFactlet: The "Ashcroft/Mermin Project" I will try to (likely very slowly) make one or more visualization per chapter of "Solid State Physics" by Ashcroft and Mermin, with the hope that they will be useful to people teaching/learning solid state Physics. 1/
Cover of the "Solid state Physics" textbook by Ashcroft and Mermin.
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Jennifer MacLeod @jenmacleod.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
📅Abstracts are due soon for the 2025 Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting. Join us in beautiful Brisbane to discuss recent advances in condensed matter research in a relaxed and collegial atmosphere. More details: www.aip.org.au/CMM-Conference #Physics #Conference #Australia #UQ #QUT
Text tile which reads: The 47th Condensed Matter and Materials Meeting. 4th-7th February 2025, University of Queensland. Abstract deadline 30 November.
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