Analysis of Copper Dissolution in Glutamic Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide Using EIS

Abstract

The dissolution of copper in solutions containing Glutamic acid and hydrogen peroxide is analyzed using EIS. Potentiodynamic polarization studies show that there is no strong passivating layer formed on the copper surface in solutions containing 0.5 wt% Glu and 0.1 vol% hydrogen peroxide. Electrochemical impedance spectra of copper in this solution at various overpotential were acquired and modeled using electrical equivalent circuit and reaction mechanism analysis. The results show that the reaction involves at least two adsorbed intermediates.