Thin superconducting films of YBa2Cu3O7 have been deposited on SrTiO3
substrates using a home-made hollow cathode magnetron sputtering syste
m. The samples were placed on a variable-temperature target stage of a
200 keV implanter and then bombarded by O+ to different doses. The el
ectrical resistance of the samples and its dependence on both ion dose
and temperature were measured in situ. Our experimental results revea
l that the resistive behavior is extremely sensitive to ion dose, and
the ion damage has a strong effect on the transport properties of thes
e films.