Surface oxidation of cuprite

Ronald Woods, Barry Fleming, Alan Buckley, Bill Gong

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Abstract

Oxidation of crystalline mineral cuprite in air under ambient conditions, and in alkaline aqueous solution, has been studied by means of potentiometry, voltammetry and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The rest potential of cuprite in pH 9.2 solution in equilibrium with air was at the cuprite/hydrated CuO reversible value. Both electrochemical and spectroscopic data confirmed that cuprite surfaces oxidise under these conditions to form a surface layer of hydrated cupric oxide.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationECS Transactions
EditorsF Doyle, R Woods, G Kelsall
Place of PublicationUSA
PublisherElectrochemical Society Inc.
Pages51 - 65
Number of pages15
Volume28
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
EventInternational Symposium on Electrochemistry in Mineral and Metal Processing 2010 - Vancouver, Canada, USA
Duration: 1 Jan 2010 → …

Conference

ConferenceInternational Symposium on Electrochemistry in Mineral and Metal Processing 2010
CityUSA
Period1/01/10 → …

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