Issue 36, 2014
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RSC Advances

One-step transformation of Cu to Cu2O in alkaline solution†

Jin You Zheng,a   Thanh-Khue Van,a   Amol U. Pawar,a   Chang Woo Kima  and  Young Soo Kang*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Korea Center for Artificial Photosynthesis(KCAP), Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, Seoul 121-742, South Korea
E-mail: yskang@sogang.ac.kr
Fax: +82-2-701-0967

Abstract

Cu can be directly transformed to Cu2O before forming CuO in high concentration NaOH aqueous solution by facile surface oxidation reaction without additional oxidant. By using different Cu substrates, pure Cu2O films with different dominant facets can be obtained.

Graphical abstract: One-step transformation of Cu to Cu2O in alkaline solution

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C4RA01174K
Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Feb 2014
Accepted
10 Apr 2014
First published
10 Apr 2014

RSC Adv., 2014,4, 18616-18620

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One-step transformation of Cu to Cu2O in alkaline solution

J. Y. Zheng, T. Van, A. U. Pawar, C. W. Kim and Y. S. Kang, RSC Adv., 2014, 4, 18616 DOI: 10.1039/C4RA01174K

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