An Oxidized Surface State Model of Vanadium Oxides and Its Application to Catalysis
The charge distribution around the VO bonds in V2O5, V6O13, and V2O4 was calculated by using an empirical formula. The same expression was also used to calculate the oxygen bond strengths on the surface. The surfaces of lower oxides were treated as though they were in an oxidized state which is believed to correspond to the conditions in oxidation and ammoxidation processes. The result is that O2−
