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The present work emphasizes the effect of the use of Sn, with different concentrations, over the structural properties and sensing applications of LaCrO 3 . In this work, LaCrO 3 nanostructures were modified with different concentration of Sn (0.2 M %, 0.4 M %, 0.6 M % and 0.8 M %).Different modified Sn-doped LaCrO 3 was synthesized by sol-gel method and followed by preparation of thick films via a conventional screen printing approach. The characterizations done by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed the confirmation of a Sn-doped LaCrO 3 crystal structure and its morphology, respectively. These oxides were formulated to identify various air pollutants such as CO 2 , ethanol, H 2 S, NH 3 , NO 2, and acetone. The Sn-doped LaCrO3 with 0.4 M % Sn displayed higher gas response to ethanol vapor at the range of 150-250 °C. The sensors additionally demonstrated proper recovery and acceptable stability. Graphic abstractThe graphical abstract demonstrates the in situ synthesis of Sn-doped LaCrO 3 by sol-gel method. Similarly, it shows its characterization and finally, the thick films of doped Sn demonstrate best selectivity for ethanol.Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creat iveco mmons .org/licen ses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.