Peter Jacobson
@spmqt.bsky.social
Physicist, Senior Lecturer at UQ, SPM enthusiast, mediocre gamer, recent Australian spmqt.org
Nice write up on our work in Physics World! physicsworld.com/a/scientists...
Scientists realize superconductivity in traditional semiconducting material – Physics World
Superconducting germanium could find application in a new generation of quantum devices
physicsworld.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Nice write up on our work in Physics World! physicsworld.com/a/scientists...
Reposted by Peter Jacobson
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...
💻 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...
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.
www.forbes.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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...
💻 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...
Reposted by Peter Jacobson
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.
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.
www.newscientist.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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.
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...
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...
www.nature.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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...
Reposted by Peter Jacobson
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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October 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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
#seminar
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
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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July 24, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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
Super excited for Prof. Roberta Sessoli to deliver the 2025 Birch Lecture in a month's time! If you are in the region, please do join us.
January 8, 2025 at 5:56 AM
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
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
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...
arxiv.org
December 23, 2024 at 7:00 PM
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
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
Reposted by Peter Jacobson
#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.
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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.
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October 22, 2024 at 3:05 PM
#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/
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.
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Reposted by Peter Jacobson
📅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
#Physics #Conference #Australia #UQ #QUT
November 28, 2024 at 2:19 AM
📅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
#Physics #Conference #Australia #UQ #QUT