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Hydrothermal Synthesis of Cu2O Films on the Surface of Metallic Copper in a NaOH Solution

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Cu2O films have been produced on the surface of metallic copper via hydrothermal treatment of copper substrates in aqueous NaOH solutions of various concentrations, and film growth parameters have been optimized. It has been shown that hydrothermal treatment of a copper plate in an oxygen-saturated 0.3 M NaOH solution at 180°C for 1 h allows one to produce continuous Cu2O films of maximum thickness on the surface of metallic copper.

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    D. S. Zimbovskii, B. R. Churagulov & A. N. Baranov

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Zimbovskii, D.S., Churagulov, B.R. & Baranov, A.N. Hydrothermal Synthesis of Cu2O Films on the Surface of Metallic Copper in a NaOH Solution. Inorg Mater 55, 582–585 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168519060177

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