Proceedings of the 2014 International Applied Energetics and Pollution Conference, organized by the AEPL laboratory, December 14-15, 2014,
Constantine, Algeria.
CuO grown on copper of high performance electrocatalyst for O
2electroreduction.
A.HAMAM1,2, M.MOKHTARI1, D.OUKIL2, S.BOUHOUCHE1, L.MAKHLOUFI2
1Welding and NDT Research Center CSC-Algeria, Siderurgy and Metallurgy Research Unit URASM-CSC B.P 196.23000 Annaba, Algeria
2LECVE Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Technology, University of Bejaia, 06000, Bejaia, Algeria.
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Abstract
The aim of this work is to synthesize copper oxide on copper electrode electrochemically for use in the O2 electroreduction. The growth of CuO arrays on Cu foil was demonstrated. The morphology and structure of the CuO were examined by X-ray diffraction spectroscopy. The catalytic performance of the obtained CuO/Cu electrode for O2
electroreduction was evaluated by means of cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry.