Abstract
Detecting characteristic decomposition components has become a popular method for assessing the operational stability of air-insulated switchgear. This paper investigates the adsorption and sensing properties of a Pd-modified MoTe2 (Pd-MoTe2) for two common defective gases, namely, NO2 and CO, in air-insulated switchgear and employs the first-principles density functional theory (DFT) to conduct the analysis. According to the findings, Pd has a preference for doping in the TMo site on the MoTe2 monolayer, with a binding energy (Eb) of −2.240 eV. The Pd-MoTe2 monolayer exhibits effective adsorption of NO2 and CO, with both molecules chemisorbed. The adsorption energies (Ead) for NO2 and CO are −1.307 eV and −1.550 eV, respectively. Furthermore, there is an evident reduction of the band gap for the Pd-MoTe2 upon adsorbing NO2, decreasing the resistance value. In short, the Pd-MoTe2 monolayer has shown great promise as a gas sensor, laying the groundwork for improving power system stability.
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