In the present work, perovskite LaFeO 3 thin films with unique morphology were obtained on silicon substrate using radio frequency magnetron sputtering technique. The effect of thickness and temperature on the morphological and structural properties of LaFeO 3 films was systematically studied. The X-ray diffraction pattern explored the highly oriented orthorhombic perovskite phase of the prepared thin films along [121]. Electron micrograph images exposed the network and nanocube surface morphology of LaFeO 3 thin films with average sizes of ∼90 and 70 nm, respectively. The developed LaFeO 3 thin films not only possess unique morphology, but also influence the gas-sensing performance toward NO 2 . Among the two morphologies, nanocubes exhibited high sensitivity, good selectivity, fast response−recovery time, and excellent repeatability for 1 ppm level of NO 2 gas at room temperature. The response time for nanocubes was 24−11 s with a recovery duration of 35−15 s less than the network structure. The sensitivity toward NO 2 detection was found to be in the range 29.60−157.89. The enhancement in gassensing properties is attributed to their porous structure, surface morphology, numerous surface active sites, and the oxygen vacancies. The gas-sensing measurements demonstrate that the LaFeO 3 sensing material is an outstanding candidate for NO 2 detection.