  A superconducting Transition-Edge Sensor (TES) with low-$T_c$ is essential in
a high resolution calorimetric detection. With a motivation of developing
sensitive calorimeters for applications in cryogenic neutrinoless double beta
decay searches, we have been investigating methods to reduce the $T_c$ of an Ir
film down to 20 mK. Utilizing the proximity effect between a superconductor and
a normal metal, we found two room temperature fabrication recipes of making
Ir-based low-$T_c$ films. In the first approach, an Ir film sandwiched between
two Au films, a Au/Ir/Au trilayer, has a tunable $T_c$ in the range of 20-100
mK depending on the relative thicknesses. In the second approach, a
paramagnetic Pt thin film is used to create Ir/Pt bilayer with a tunable $T_c$
in the same range. We present detailed study of fabrication and
characterization of Ir-based low-$T_c$ films, and compare the experimental
results to theoretical models. We show that Ir-based films with predictable and
reproducible critical temperature can be consistently fabricated for use in
large scale detector applications.
