Overview
Background
Dr Peter Jacobson leads the SPMQT Lab at UQ.
For up-to-date information, please see the SPMQT Lab site (https://spmqt.org/).
Dr Peter Jacobson's research interests are: Materials for Quantum Technology, Scanning Probe Microscopy (STM/AFM), and more!
He received his PhD from Tulane University (New Orleans, USA) in 2012. Before coming to UQ in June 2019, he worked at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (Stuttgart, Germany) and Uni Graz (Graz, Austria).
Availability
- Dr Peter Jacobson is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Tulane University
Works
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Featured
2023
Journal Article
Near-field localization of the boson peak on tantalum films for superconducting quantum devices
Guo, Xiao, Degnan, Zachary, Steele, Julian A., Solano, Eduardo, Donose, Bogdan C., Bertling, Karl, Fedorov, Arkady, Rakić, Aleksandar D. and Jacobson, Peter (2023). Near-field localization of the boson peak on tantalum films for superconducting quantum devices. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 14 (20), 4892-4900. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00850
Featured
2021
Journal Article
Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of coplanar microwave resonators
Guo, Xiao, He, Xin, Degnan, Zach, Donose, Bogdan C., Bertling, Karl, Fedorov, Arkady, Rakić, Aleksandar D. and Jacobson, Peter (2021). Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of coplanar microwave resonators. Applied Physics Letters, 119 (9) 091101, 1-6. doi: 10.1063/5.0061078
Featured
2017
Journal Article
Potential energy–driven spin manipulation via a controllable hydrogen ligand
Jacobson, Peter, Muenks, Matthias, Laskin, Gennadii, Brovko, Oleg, Stepanyuk, Valeri, Ternes, Markus and Kern, Klaus (2017). Potential energy–driven spin manipulation via a controllable hydrogen ligand. Science Advances, 3 (4), e1602060. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1602060
Featured
2017
Journal Article
Correlation-driven transport asymmetries through coupled spins in a tunnel junction
Muenks, Matthias, Jacobson, Peter, Ternes, Markus and Kern, Klaus (2017). Correlation-driven transport asymmetries through coupled spins in a tunnel junction. Nature Communications, 8 (1) 14119. doi: 10.1038/ncomms14119
Featured
2015
Journal Article
Quantum engineering of spin and anisotropy in magnetic molecular junctions
Jacobson, Peter, Herden, Tobias, Muenks, Matthias, Laskin, Gennadii, Brovko, Oleg, Stepanyuk, Valeri, Ternes, Markus and Kern, Klaus (2015). Quantum engineering of spin and anisotropy in magnetic molecular junctions. Nature Communications, 6 (1) 8536. doi: 10.1038/ncomms9536
2025
Journal Article
Molecular arrangements in the first monolayer of Cu-phthalocyanine on In<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>(111)
Blatnik, Matthias A., Calcinelli, Fabio, Jeindl, Andreas, Eder, Moritz, Schmid, Michael, Čechal, Jan, Diebold, Ulrike, Jacobson, Peter, Hofmann, Oliver T. and Wagner, Margareta (2025). Molecular arrangements in the first monolayer of Cu-phthalocyanine on In2O3(111). Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 13 (34), 17650-17661. doi: 10.1039/d5tc01394a
2024
Conference Publication
Terahertz scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy of collective excitations for quantum technologies
Guo, Xiao, He, Xin, Degnan, Zachary, Chiu, Chun-Ching, Bertling, Karl, Donose, Bogdan, Steele, Julian A,, Solano, Eduardo, Brünig, Michael, Fedorov, Arkady, Jacobson, Peter and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2024). Terahertz scattering-type scanning near-field optical microscopy of collective excitations for quantum technologies. 17th International Conference on Near-field Optics, Nanophotonics, and Related Techniques, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 2-6 December 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Terahertz near-field optical nanoscopy of collective excitations for quantum technologies
Guo, Xiao, Bertling, Karl, He, Xin, Degnan, Zachary, Chiu, Chun-Ching, Donose, Bogdan C., Steele, Julian A., Solano, Eduardo, Brünig, Michael, Fedorov, Arkady, Jacobson, Peter, Cernescu, Adrian, Govyadinov, Alexander A. and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2024). Terahertz near-field optical nanoscopy of collective excitations for quantum technologies. 12th International Symposium on Ultrafast Phenomena and THz Waves, Guangzhou, China, 15-18 November 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of superconducting quantum devices
Jacobson, Peter A., Guo, Xiao, Degnan, Zachary, Steele, Julian, Donose, Bogdan, Bertling, Karl, Fedorov, Arkady and Rakic, Aleksandar (2024). Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of superconducting quantum devices. Spintronics XVII, San Diego, CA, United States, 4 October 2024. SPIE. doi: 10.1117/12.3027536
2024
Conference Publication
Near-field nanoscopy of terahertz collective excitations for silicon-based quantum technologies
Guo, Xiao, He, Xin, Degnan, Zachary, Chiu, Chun-Ching, Bertling, Karl, Donose, Bogdan C., Fedorov, Arkady, Jacobson, Peter and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2024). Near-field nanoscopy of terahertz collective excitations for silicon-based quantum technologies. 2024 49th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), Perth, WA, Australia, 1 - 6 September 2024. Piscataway, NJ, United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. doi: 10.1109/irmmw-thz60956.2024.10697801
2023
Journal Article
Terahertz nanospectroscopy of plasmon polaritons for the evaluation of doping in quantum devices
Guo, Xiao, He, Xin, Degnan, Zachary, Chiu, Chun-Ching, Donose, Bogdan C., Bertling, Karl, Fedorov, Arkady, Rakić, Aleksandar D. and Jacobson, Peter (2023). Terahertz nanospectroscopy of plasmon polaritons for the evaluation of doping in quantum devices. Nanophotonics, 12 (10), 1865-1875. doi: 10.1515/nanoph-2023-0064
2023
Journal Article
Chirality-specific unidirectional rotation of molecular motors on Cu(111)
Schied, Monika, Prezzi, Deborah, Liu, Dongdong, Kowarik, Stefan, Jacobson, Peter A., Corni, Stefano, Tour, James M. and Grill, Leonhard (2023). Chirality-specific unidirectional rotation of molecular motors on Cu(111). ACS Nano, 17 (4), 3958-3965. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.2c12720
2023
Journal Article
On-surface synthesis of metal–organic frameworks: the critical role of the reaction conditions
Ruiz del Árbol, Nerea, Sánchez-Sánchez, Carlos, Martínez, José I., Rodríguez, Luis, Serrate, David, Verdini, Alberto, Floreano, Luca, Jacobson, Peter, Grill, Leonhard, Martín-Gago, José A. and López, María F. (2023). On-surface synthesis of metal–organic frameworks: the critical role of the reaction conditions. Chemical Communications, 59 (20), 2954-2957. doi: 10.1039/d3cc00185g
2022
Conference Publication
Terahertz nanoscopy: a non-destructive characterization tool for nanomaterials and nanostructures
Guo, Xiao, Bertling, Karl, Donose, Bogdan C., He, Xin, Degnan, Zach, Solemanifar, Armin, Zhang, Xueqin, Laycock, Bronwyn, Virdis, Bernardino, Fedorov, Arkady, Jacobson, Peter and Rakić, Aleksandar D. (2022). Terahertz nanoscopy: a non-destructive characterization tool for nanomaterials and nanostructures. The 2022 Conference on Optoelectronic and Microelectronic Materials and Devices, Adelaide, SA Australia, 11-16 December 2022.
2022
Journal Article
Inverted conformation stability of a motor molecule on a metal surface
Schied, Monika, Prezzi, Deborah, Liu, Dongdong, Jacobson, Peter, Corni, Stefano, Tour, James M. and Grill, Leonhard (2022). Inverted conformation stability of a motor molecule on a metal surface. The Journal of Physical Chemistry Part C, 126 (21), 9034-9040. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c00406
2022
Journal Article
Ternary metal oxide substrates for superconducting circuits
Degnan, Zach, He, Xin, Frieiro, Alejandro Gomez, Sachkou, Yauhen, Fedorov, Arkady and Jacobson, Peter (2022). Ternary metal oxide substrates for superconducting circuits. Materials for Quantum Technology, 2 (2) 025004. doi: 10.1088/2633-4356/ac70a2
2021
Conference Publication
Advances and challenges in THz scattering SNOM
Guo, Xiao, Donose, Bogdan, Bertling, Karl, He, Xin, Degnan, Zach, Solemanifar, Armin, Laycock, Bronwyn, Fedorov, Arkady, Jacobson, Peter and Rakic, Aleksandar (2021). Advances and challenges in THz scattering SNOM. 8th Australian THz Workshop, Sydney, NSW Australia, 3 December 2021.
2021
Conference Publication
Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of coplanar microwave resonators
Jacobson, Peter, Guo, Xiao, He, Xin, Degnan, Zach, Donose, Bogdan, Bertling, Karl, Fedorov, Arkady and Rakic, Aleksandar (2021). Near-field terahertz nanoscopy of coplanar microwave resonators. Australian Institute of Physics Summer Meeting, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 6th-9th December 2021.
2020
Journal Article
Adsorption and motion of single molecular motors on TiO2(110)
Jacobson, Peter, Prezzi, Deborah, Liu, Dongdong, Schied, Monika, Tour, James M., Corni, Stefano, Calzolari, Arrigo, Molinari, Elisa and Grill, Leonhard (2020). Adsorption and motion of single molecular motors on TiO2(110). The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 124 (45) acs.jpcc.0c07065, 24776-24785. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c07065
2014
Journal Article
TiO2 anatase with a bandgap in the visible region
Dette, Christian, Perez-Osorio, Miguel A., Kley, Christopher S., Punke, Paul, Patrick, Christopher E., Jacobson, Peter, Giustino, Feliciano, Jung, Soon Jung and Kern, Klaus (2014). TiO2 anatase with a bandgap in the visible region. Nano Letters, 14 (11), 6533-6538. doi: 10.1021/nl503131s
Supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Scanning Probe Microscopy for Quantum Device Engineering
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Arkady Fedorov
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Doctor Philosophy
Molecular Nanostructures by STM
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ben Powell
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Doctor Philosophy
Surface and Interface Engineering for Superconducting Devices
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Arkady Fedorov
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Doctor Philosophy
Stimuli Responsive Single Molecule Switches
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ben Powell
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Doctor Philosophy
Fabrication of highly coherent superconducting circuits: Mitigating the energy dissipation and leakage
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Arkady Fedorov
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