Reduction of Copper Oxide by LowTemperature Hydrogen ...
· Reduction of metal oxides by hydrogen is a standard method to prepare active alysts and electronic devices [].Cupric oxide, CuO, is an antiferroelectric semiconductor with a bandgap of about eV [].It can be reduced in a sequence CuO → Cu 4 O 3 → Cu 2 O → Cu with the formation and subsequent transformation of suboxides to lower oxides leading to the formation of metallic copper [].