A new antimony pH electrode by employing magnetron sputtering Sb thin film on copper substrates inlaying in printed circuit board (PCB) was developed. To improve the performance of the electrode, nafion membrane was employed as an alternative modification layer. The layer was formed simply by drop casting 5 wt% nafion solutions and drying the resultant coating. Further, the effect of the thickness of the Sb sensing thin film on the performance of antimony pH electrodes was investigated. Surface morphology, energy spectrum, and electrochemical experiments were conducted in Sb thin film thickness of similar to 50, similar to 150, similar to 240, and similar to 330 nm. Experimental results demonstrated excellent features of the pH electrodes with similar to 240 nm thickness Sb thin film, including high sensitivity, short response time, high resolution, stability, reversibility, and long-term stability. The pH electrode is low cost, high performance, and simple preparation, is promising to popularize in laboratory and industrial production. (C) 2016 The Electrochemical Society. All rights reserved.