Highly Sensitive and Selective Defect WS2 Chemical Sensor for Detecting HCHO Toxic Gases

The gas sensitivity of the W defect in WS2 (V-W/WS2) to five toxic gases-HCHO, CH4, CH3HO, CH3OH, and CH3CH3-has been examined in this article. These five gases were adsorbed on the V-W/WS2 surface, and the band, density of state (DOS), charge density difference (CDD), work function (W), current-voltage (I-V) characteristic, and sensitivity of adsorption systems were determined. Interestingly, for HCHO-V-W/WS2, the energy level contribution of HCHO is closer to the Fermi level, the charge transfer (B) is the largest (0.104 e), the increase in W is more obvious than other adsorption systems, the slope of the I-V characteristic changes more obviously, and the calculated sensitivity is the highest. To sum up, V-W/WS2 is more sensitive to HCHO. In conclusion, V-W/WS2 has a great deal of promise for producing HCHO chemical sensors due to its high sensitivity and selectivity for HCHO, which can aid in the precise and efficient detection of toxic gases.