Work experience
Research scientist
2023/05 - present | Silicon Quantum Computing (Sydney, Australia)
- Automatize the characterization workflow of multi-donor quantum devices
- Explore novel qubit architectures for a scalable quantum computer
- Identify bottlenecks and provide first-hand feedbacks to software, hardware and cleanroom experts
Researcher in Condensed Matter Physics
2017/11 - 2023/05 | Institut Néel CNRS (Grenoble, France)
- Demonstrated two-electron quantum interference at a single-particle level: an essential building block for electron flying qubits
- Developed the first pulse compression technique for acoustic phonons (GHz range)
- Increased nanofabrication yield above 90% of semiconductor GaAs nanodevices (30 nm patterns) in clean room facilities
- Integrated Arbitrary Waveform Generators (20 GHz bandwidth) to a real-time acquisition setup (FPGA, DAC, ADC) with picosecond synchronization
- Developed Python-based drivers for AWGs (Tektronix and Keysight), sourcemeters (Keithley) and real-time/sampling oscilloscopes (LeCroy)
- Upgraded a cryogenic dilution refrigerator (20 mK) for highly reliable electrical stability during thermal cycling
- CAD nanocircuit design automatization (GDSII + Python)
- Organized monthly scientific seminars for a broad audience
Visiting researcher
2020/10 - 2020/12 | nextnano GmbH (Munich, Germany)
- Created the project nextnanopy: an open-source and user-friendly Python package to interface the company’s simulation software
- Developed a quantitative 3D electrostatic model for GaAs heterostructure
- Benchmarked the model with 110 nanodevices
Research intern
2017/06 - 2017/09 | IMDEA Materiales (Madrid, Spain)
- Internship report: “GPU-accelerated conjugate gradient for variational approach in computational homogenization”
- Awarded with “Research initiation fellowship” grant
- GPU programming with Python (PyCUDA), resulting in a 3x faster conjugate gradient algorithm
Research intern
2016/05 - 2016/07 | Universtät zu Köln, COPT (Cologne, Germany)
- Internship report: “Investigations on the influence of NIR laser treatment on P3HT:PCBM films”
- Investigation of organic solar cell surface treatments with high-power laser
- Fabrication in a glovebox environment
- Characterization with AFM, UV-VIS spectrometer and X-ray diffraction
Education
PhD in Condensed Matter Physics
2018/09 - 2022/07 | Université Grenoble Alpes (France)
- PhD thesis: “Surface acoustic waves as testbed for electron flying qubits” — Best thesis award
- European excellence grant: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship (No. 754303)
MSc in Materials Engineering
2016/09 - 2018/09 | Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Spain)
- Master thesis: “Surface acoustic wave engineering for single-electron transport”
- Graduate with honor — Rank 1 / 11 graduates — GPA 9.37 / 10
BSc in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
2012/09 - 2016/09 | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
- Bachelor thesis: “Synthesis and characterization of TiO2 nano fluids as electroactive materials for energy storage in flow cells”
- Graduate with honor — Rank 2 / 61 graduates — GPA 8.80 / 10
Publications
Electron qubits surfing on acoustic waves: review of recent progress
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2024)
On-demand single-electron source via single-cycle acoustic pulses
Physical Review Applied (2024)
Coulomb-mediated antibunching of an electron pair surfing on sound
Nature Nanotechnology (2023) — Highlight in Nature News & Views
Generation of a single-cycle acoustic pulse: A scalable solution for transport in single-electron circuits
Physical Review X (2022) — Highlight in Physics
Semiconductor-based electron flying qubits: Review on recent progress accelerated by numerical modelling
EPJ Quantum Technology (2022)
Unveiling the charge distribution of a GaAs-based nanoelectronic device: A large experimental data-set approach
Physical Review Research (2022)
In-flight distribution of an electron within a surface acoustic wave
Applied Physics Letters (2021) — Editor’s pick
Sound-driven single-electron transfer in a circuit of coupled quantum rails
Nature Communications (2019)
Open-source projects
- nextnanopy — a Python package to interface the nextnano software
- idtpy — a Python package for the design of interdigital transducers for SAW devices
- pystruments — a Python package for instrument drivers
- qube — a Python package built on top of QCoDeS with additional user-friendly features
Languages
- English (fluent) — TOEFL iBT score: 110/120
- Spanish (native)
- Chinese (native)
- French (basic)