[ES]: En este trabajo se describe la oxidación anódico de electrodos de plata y de cobre en medios básicos. Se han utilizado tanto medios acuosos como hidróxidos fundidos (eutéctico NaOH/KOH). Los procesos de oxidación se han estudiado mediante voltametría cíclica y cronoamperometría, y las fases resultantes han sido caracterizadas por difracción de Rayos X. Los rangos de estabilidad encontrados para cada uno dependen del medio utilizado. Además de óxidos conocidos de cobre y de plata, se ha aislado un nuevo óxido de plata.

[EN]: The anodic oxidations of copper and silver electrodes in basic media are reported. Experiments were conducted both in aqueous NaOH solutions and in a flux of molten NaOH/KOH eutectic. The oxidation processes were studied by means of cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometries and the phases obtained were systematically characterized by x-ray diffraction. The ranges of stability of each phase in the different media studied are reported. In addition to known oxides of copper or silver, a new silver oxide was isolated.

This work was funded by the MCyT(Spain), Plan Nacional de Materiales (MAT2001-1709-C04-01 and MAT2002-04529-C03, MAT96- 1057-c02-01and PGC PB98-0491). We also thank the Ministry of Education and Culture (Spain) for a predoctoral fellowship awarded to EMT-R.

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