We fabricate superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs) made of niobium-titanium nitride (NbTiN) thin films on the apex of sharp quartz capillaries. By incorporating reactive DC magnetron sputtering into the self-aligned deposition process for the SQUID-on-tip (SOT) fabrication, we produce NbTiN SOT devices with an effective diameter of ∼100 nm. The ø110 nm device has a superconducting transition temperature of 13.2 K, magnetic flux noise down to 0.7 Hz0.5 (4 K), and operating temperatures of 1.8–10 K. The developed technique enables the synthesis of nitride and other superconductors, thereby expanding the range of materials available for SOT devices.
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