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surface, interface and nano-structures
We report the electrochemical insertion of copper in polypyrrole films followed by XAS spectroscopy. Depending on the applied potential the copper remains as an ionic form like Cu+n-(OSO3-)n. For more reductive potentials metal particles are synthesized. Small particles with an estimated average diameter of 20 Å were obtained.