The electrical resistance of a solid electrolyte sensor with an ionic conductor is theoretically modeled. The results of applying the proposed model to the K 2 CO 3 /Al 2 O 3 composite pellet in clean air and in the presence of NO 2 is reported. The XRD pattern and FESEM images of the synthesized samples suggested the formation of a nanosized KAl(CO 3 ) 2 (OH) 2 structure around an alumina core. Accordingly, this sample was considered based on the brick-wall model in which each grain consisted of alumina as the bulk and K • ion as the mobile ion in the grainboundary layer. Some equations were found for the dependence of the electrical resistance along with the capacitance of the sample on nanostructural parameters such as grain size, grain-boundary width, and, consequently, Schottky barrier height. The stimulation of the sample with voltage pulses at temperatures close to room temperature, i.e., 10−45 °C, and calculating the nanostructural parameters appearing in the model indicated that the Schottky barrier height and grain-boundary width in the presence of NO 2 changed with temperature through a power function, whereas both parameters were temperature independent in clean air. The sharp decrease in the Schottky barrier height in the presence of NO 2 relative to clean air, especially at low temperatures, suggested that this novel nanostructure could act as a p-type NO 2 sensor at room temperature and lower temperatures. This sensor can detect 40 ppb NO 2 with a static response of 2.2 and good selectivity to alcohol vapors. KEYWORDS: brick-wall modeling, K 2 CO 3 /Al 2 O 3 composite pellets, nanostructural parameters, NO 2 sensors, room-temperature sensor