Novel Gas-Sensitive Material for Monitoring the Status of SF₆ Gas-Insulated Switches: Gese Monolayer

Abstract

Detecting the decomposition components of SF6 insulating gas is recognized as an effective means to monitor the operating status of the SF6 insulating switch. In this paper, the adsorption characteristics of a new two-dimensional material GeSe for five SF6 decomposition gases (SO2, SOF2, SO2F2, H2S and HF) are reported by first-principles simulation. Through the analysis of the change of energy band structure, density of states distribution, and gas desorption time, it is found that GeSe has the potential as a gas-sensitive material for the selective detection of SO2F2, and the computational work in this paper provides theoretical guidance for the development of new gas-sensitive sensors applied in monitoring SF6 insulated switches.

Keywords

• DFT
• GeSe monolayer
• SF₆ decomposition product
• adsorption
• gas sensors