“…The primary requirement for thin film deposition is a clean substrate surface, and several oxide substrates have been used for the growth of YBa 2 Cu 3 O x (YBCO) high T c superconducting thin film, including SrTiO 3 , LaAlO 3 , sapphire, and MgO. [ 1–15 ] Among all these oxide substrates, single‐crystal MgO substrates are favored for the high T c superconducting thin films deposition due to their low index of refraction ( n = 1.73), high melting point of 2976 °C, low dielectric loss, similar thermal expansion coefficient as that of YBCO thin films, low cost, and growth of epitaxial development of YBCO thin films formed on them despite a considerable lattice mismatch (≈of 9%). [ 16–20 ] Various devices, including step‐edges, Josephson junction (JJ)‐based devices, and superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs), are made with a thin film of YBCO grown on MgO substrates.…”