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Recent advances in focused ion beam (FIB) technology exploit accelerated helium or neon ions, rather than gallium, for maskless fabrication of superconducting nanocomponents. We present a study of the effect of the damage induced by the accelerated ions on the superconducting transition temperature, Tc, of a patterned ~ 85-nm-wide Nb wire, demonstrating a decrease of Tc from ~ 5.5 K in the wire patterned by He ions to ~ 2.8 and 2.3 K exploiting Ne and Ga ions, respectively. In an effort to gain insight into the origin of these changes in Tc, we performed Stopping and Range of Ions in Matter (SRIM) simulations to estimate the damage induced by each type of ion. The simulations show that the lateral distribution of the ion beam and the sputtering rate in using Ne or Ga are significantly larger than those caused by He, consistent with the changes in the measured electrical properties of the nanowire.
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Financial support from the Israeli Ministry of Science and Technology was provided to YY. Support was also provided to LS by Mordecai Katz Foundation.
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Shani, L., Fried, A., Fleger, Y. et al. Effect of Focused Ion Beam Irradiation on Superconducting Nanowires. J Supercond Nov Magn 35, 657–661 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10948-021-06098-0
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