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Abstract
Partial discharge faults in gas-insulated switchgear seriously affect the operational stability of power systems. In this paper, based on the density functional theory (DFT), the PdSe2/MoS2 heterojunction was theoretically constructed. The adsorption performance and gas sensing characteristics of the PdSe2 monolayer and the heterojunction after adsorbing the decomposition products of sulfur hexafluoride (SF6), namely H2S, SO2, SO2F2, SOF2, and HF, were investigated using the first-principles method. The results show that incorporating MoS2 into the PdSe2/MoS2 heterojunction greatly enhances the gas adsorption capacity of the monolayer, with the adsorption behavior of the SO2 molecule transitioning from physical adsorption to chemical adsorption. Through the calculation of adsorption energy, energy gap, charge transfer, projected density of states, charge density difference, molecular orbitals, work function, and recovery time, it was found that gas molecules adsorb on the surface of PdSe2/MoS2 to form stable structures, and the order of adsorption ability was SO2 > SO2F2 > SOF2 > H2S > HF. Meanwhile, the gas sensing properties of PdSe2/MoS2 heterojunction for gas adsorption are superior to those of intrinsic PdSe2. Therefore, PdSe2/MoS2 has potential application prospects in gas sensors for detecting SF6 decomposition gas.
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