V2P2O7

Vanadium pyrophosphate · Divanadium pyrophosphate

Vanadium pyrophosphate is a crystalline inorganic compound that serves as a critical component in industrial catalytic processes. It is primarily utilized for the selective oxidation of hydrocarbons to produce valuable chemical intermediates.

Crystal structure of V2P2O7 (monoclinic, P21/c (No. 14))
Ground-state structure · Materials Project
Overview

Key Properties

Cross-validated computational properties for Vanadium pyrophosphate, aggregated across 3 databases.

Band Gap

2.99 eV
Range across DFT structures

Energy Above Hull

0.025 eV/atom
Best (lowest) across sources

Stability

Near hull (likely stable)
2 DFT sources

Structures

12
3 databases, 3 space groups
Crystallography

Reported Structures

Lowest-energy structures reported for V2P2O7, ranked by energy above hull.

Space GroupCrystal SystemBand Gap (eV)E above hull (eV/atom)E/atom (eV)Density (g/cm³)
P21/c (No. 14)monoclinic2.990.0247-8.3753.59
C2/m (No. 12)monoclinic0.000.0294-8.3703.55
P41 (No. 76)tetragonal2.980.0982-8.3023.64
C2/m (No. 12)
P21/c (No. 14)
P21/c (No. 14)Monoclinic3.59
P21/c (No. 14)Monoclinic3.91
P21/c (No. 14)Monoclinic3.70
C2/m (No. 12)
C2/m (No. 12)Monoclinic3.55
C2/m (No. 12)Monoclinic3.87
C2/m (No. 12)Monoclinic3.67
Uses

Applications

Where Vanadium pyrophosphate is used.

Heterogeneous catalysisProduction of maleic anhydrideSelective oxidation of n-butane
Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Vanadium pyrophosphate, answered from cross-validated data.

What is V2P2O7?

Vanadium pyrophosphate is a crystalline inorganic compound that serves as a critical component in industrial catalytic processes. It is primarily utilized for the selective oxidation of hydrocarbons to produce valuable chemical intermediates.

More questions
What is V2P2O7 used for?
Vanadium pyrophosphate (V2P2O7) is used in heterogeneous catalysis, production of maleic anhydride, and selective oxidation of n-butane.
What is the band gap of V2P2O7?
Vanadium pyrophosphate (V2P2O7) has a DFT-computed band gap of 2.99 eV across 12 reported structures.
Is V2P2O7 a metal, semiconductor, or insulator?
With a band gap up to 2.99 eV it is a semiconductor.
Is V2P2O7 thermodynamically stable?
Vanadium pyrophosphate (V2P2O7) has a lowest energy above hull of 0.025 eV/atom (near hull (likely stable)).
What is the crystal structure of V2P2O7?
The lowest-energy reported polymorph of Vanadium pyrophosphate (V2P2O7) is monoclinic symmetry, space group P21/c (No. 14).
What is the density of V2P2O7?
The computed density of the ground-state structure of Vanadium pyrophosphate (V2P2O7) is 3.59 g/cm³.
How many polymorphs of V2P2O7 are known?
12 structures of V2P2O7 are reported across 3 databases, spanning 3 distinct space groups.
What elements does V2P2O7 contain?
Vanadium pyrophosphate (V2P2O7) contains O, P, and V (3 elements).
Where does the data for V2P2O7 come from?
V2P2O7 data is cross-referenced from materials_project, jarvis, mpaloe.
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Related Compounds

Other Transition-Metal Phosphates in the database.

Data sources & attribution
  • materials_project — Data from the Materials Project. Cite: Jain et al., APL Materials 1, 011002 (2013).
  • jarvis — Data from JARVIS (NIST). Cite: Choudhary et al., npj Comp. Mater. 6, 173 (2020).
  • mpaloe — Data from mpaloe.

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