Abstract YBa 2 Cu 3 O 7− δ (YBCO) films were prepared on a multilayer-coated Hastelloy C276 tape by laser chemical vapour deposition using liquid-source evaporation. The orientation of the YBCO films changed from a -axis to c -axis when the deposition temperature was increased from 1010 K to 1090 K. The c -axis-oriented YBCO film prepared at 1046 K exhibited critical temperature of 92 K and critical current density of 1.7 MA cm −2 at a deposition rate of 13 μm h −1 .