Abstract. Barium Strontium Titanate (BST-(Ba 0.87 Sr 0.13 )TiO 3 ) ceramic powder was prepared by mechanochemical process. The thick films of different thicknesses of BST were prepared by screen-printing technique and gas-sensing performance of these films was tested for various gases. The films showed highest response and selectivity to ammonia gas. The effect of film thickness on gas response was also studied. The gas response, selectivity, response and recovery time of the sensor were measured and presented.Keywords. (Ba 0.87 Sr 0.13 )TiO 3 thick films, ammonia gas sensor, gas response, selectivity.
IntroductionThe pervoskite oxides (ABO 3 ) were used as gas sensor materials for their stability in thermal and chemical atmospheres. So, over a last decade, the pervoskite oxide ceramic such as BaTiO 3 [1-4] and (Ba,Sr)TiO 3 [5][6][7][8][9] have created and promoted interest in chemical sensors. Modifications in microstructure, processing parameters and also concentration of acceptor/donor dopant can vary the temperature coefficient of the resistance and conductivity of ABO 3 oxides. Sensors based on ABO 3 -type complex oxide material, of rare earth elements have an outstanding merit of its high sensitive and selective characteristics. These characteristics can be controlled by selecting suitable A and B atoms or chemically doping A′ and B′ elements equivalent respectively to A and B into ABO 3 to obtain A x A′ 1-