CPCQ 2015, 31 Mars - 02 Avril 2015
Nanostructured CuO directly grown on copper electrochemically:
synthesis and characterization
A.HAMAMa,b*,M.MOKHTARIa, D.OUKILb, S.BOUHOUCHEa, L.MAKHLOUFIb
a Welding and NDT Research Center CSC-Algeria, Siderurgy and Metallurgy Research Unit URASM-
CSC B.P 196.23000 Annaba, Algeria .
b LECVE Laboratory, Chemical Engineering Department, Faculty of Technology, University of Bejaia,
06000, Bejaia, Algeria.
*email: hamam.abderrazak@yahoo.com
Abstract
Nanostructured CuO was directly grown on copper foam. The Cu foil was modified electrochemically by Cyclic voltammetry (CVs) a three electrode cell with Cu foam working electrode, platinum foil counter electrode and saturated calomel reference electrode in 5 M KOH solution,after reaction for Cu electrooxidation at room temperature. The shiny Cu foil surface turned to complete black after the reaction. The obtained electrode (denoted as CuO/Cu). The morphology and structure of the CuO were examined by X-ray diffraction spectroscopy.