Abstract
In this work, a modified electrode of copper-polypyrrole (Cu-PPy) is elaborated by charging the polymer matrix by Cu particles. The response to ascorbic acid (AA) of this material was tested. The results show good performances. The results indicated a sensitive oxidation peak current of AA on the modified electrode. The success of this application led us to study the nucleation mechanism of copper on the PPy surface which permits to obtain this response. Nucleation and growth of electrodeposited copper onto PPy substrate have been studied in an aqueous solution of 0.01[Formula: see text]M CuCl2 and 1[Formula: see text]M KCl by means of electrochemical methods: cyclic voltammetry, chronoamperometry, and using atomic force microscopy (AFM). The model described by Scharifker and Hills was used to analyze current-time transients. According to this model, the nucleation and growth kinetics at the initial stages of deposition process involve an instantaneous nucleation followed by three-dimensional (3D) growth mechanism.
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