A　single　Ce0.8Gd0.2O1.9　(CGO)　buffer　layer　was　successfully　grown　on　the　home-made　textured　Ni-5　at.%W　(Ni-5W)　substrates　for　YBCO　coated　conductors　by　a　simple　metal-organic　deposition　(MOD)　technique.　The　precursor　solution　was　prepared　using　a　newly　developed　process　and　only　contained　common　metal-organic　salts　of　both　Ce　and　Gd　dissolved　into　a　propionic　acid　solvent.　The　precursor　solution　at　0.4　M　concentration　was　spin　coated　on　short　samples　of　Ni-5W　substrates　and　heat-treated　at　1100　degrees　C　in　a　mixture　gas　of　5%　H-2　in　Ar　for　an　hour.　X-ray　studies　indicated　that　the　CGO　films　had　good　out-of-plane　and　in-plane　textures　with　full-width-half-maximum　values　of　4.18　degrees　and　6.19　degrees,　respectively.　Atomic　force　microscope　(AFM)　investigations　of　the　CGO　films　revealed　that　most　of　the　grain　boundary　grooves　on　the　Ni-5W　surface　were　found　to　be　well　covered　by　CGO　layers,　which　had　a　fairly　dense　and　smooth　microstructure　without　cracks　and　porosity.　These　results　indicate　that　our　MOD　technique　is　very　promising　for　further　development　of　single　buffer　layer　architecture　for　YBCO　coated　conductors,　due　to　its　low　cost　and　simple　process.　(C)　2009　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.