a b s t r a c tThe electrical and optical properties of Ge-doped BaSnO 3 ceramics sintered at various temperatures have been investigated to determine their semiconductor behavior. The electrical conductivity of Gedoped BaSnO 3 samples increases with increase in temperature, confirming that the samples exhibit a semiconductor behavior. A maximum conductivity value of 6.31 × 10 −9 S/cm was observed for the sample sintered at 1200 • C. The optical band gaps of the Ge-doped BaSnO 3 samples were determined by means of reflectance spectra. The variation of optical band gap with temperature was analyzed using E g (T) = E go +ˇT relation. The rate of change of the band gapˇof BaSn 0.99 Ge 0.01 O 3 was found to be 7.6 × 10 −4 (eV/ • C). A minimum optical band gap value of 2.95 eV was observed for the sample sintered at 1400 • C. It is evaluated that BaSn 0.99 Ge 0.01 O 3 is a wide band gap semiconductor and its semiconducting properties change with sintering temperature.