Material losses in superconducting circuits fundamentally limit qubit coherence times and resonator quality factors, and this work links the aluminum film grain size to non-TLS losses and the dielectric trimming profile and roughness to TLS loss. To reduce metal-related losses, the aluminum microstructure is engineered by heating during deposition, increasing grain size and reducing grain boundary density.
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