The design of the good-performance materials for toxic formaldehyde (CH2O)-gas-detection is critical for environmental preservation and human health. In this work, density functional theory (DFT) calculations were employed to investigate the adsorption behavior and electronic properties of CH2O on transition metal (TM)-doped phthalocyanine monolayers. Our results prove that PdPc and RuPc monolayers are thermodynamically stable. Analysis of the adsorption energy showed that the CH2O gas molecule was chemisorbed on the RuPc monolayer, while it was physisorbed on the PdPc nanosheet. The microcosmic interaction mechanism within the gas-adsorbent system was revealed by analyzing the density of states, the charge-density difference, the electron-density distribution, and the Hirshfeld charge transfer. Additionally, the RuPc monolayer was highly sensitive to CH2O due to the obvious changes in electrical conductivity, and the recovery time of CH2O molecule was predicted to be 2427 s at room temperature. Therefore, the RuPc monolayer can be regarded as a promising gas-sensing material for CH2O detection.
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