Abstract-Different samples of strontia doped yttria stabilized zirconia were synthesized by decomposition of mechanical mixture of oxalate precursors. Strontia was doped in 5 and 8 mol percent keeping yttria constant at 5 mole percent and remaining zirconia in the stoichiometry. Thermal decomposition was studied using TG and DTA from ambient to 1300˚C. In another experiment, oxalate mixtures under study were heated from ambient temperature to 1300˚C at the rate of 10˚C/min. The detailed study on phase formation temperature were carried out by heating samples from 1000 to 1300˚C and cooling the products to room temperature and recording X-ray Diffraction pattern for the in process sample. Surface morphology was studied by scanning electron microscopy. The product formed was pressed into round discs and checked for its potential for sensing various gases like NO, H 2 S and acetone and responses were monitored at room temperature. The concentrations of the test gases used were in the range of 5-25 ppm.Keyword-YSZ; strontia doped; phase formation; gas sensing I. INTRODUCTION Yttria stabilized zirconia( YSZ) is a widely studied ceramic compound. A lot of research work has been reported on stabilization of zirconia in partially stabilized and completely stabilized tetragonal and cubic structure. Zirconia exhibits three polymorphic forms viz. monoclinic, tetragonal and cubic. The monoclinic form of zirconia is stable at room temperature and changes to a denser tetragonal form at 1000°C [1]. There are disadvantages of using zirconia in monoclinic structure since it involves a volume change of about 4-5% during its conversion to tetragonal form resulting in to cracks in the structure [2]. Hence stabilization of zirconia is necessary in cubic or tetragonal form. Different cations have been used for stabilization of zirconia. This stabilization of zirconia makes it possible to be used in a wide range of applications. Amongst a variety of cations tried yttria in 8 to 15 mole percent, appears to be most advantageous and is a commercially available product for a wide range of applications [3].Yttria stabilized zirconia also find varied applications in fields like thermal barrier coatings [4], dental ceramics [5], solid oxide fuel cells and gas sensors [6]. YSZ can be synthesized by co-precipitation, sol-gel, solid state and hydrothermal routes. YSZ has been prepared using different precursors mainly oxalate, hydroxide and citrate [7][8][9][10]. There are very few reports on partial substitution of strontium +2 ions in YSZ [11].In present paper, synthesis of strontia doped yttria stabilized zirconia was carried out by mechanical mixing of oxalate salts. Characterisation of the resultant products was done by thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA), differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The present paper reports the gas sensing potential of the final products with nominal composition (Zr 0.90 . Thermal profiling of the end products from 1000 to 1300°C was carried out to...