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The results of the morphological and structural characterization of the copper oxide layers evidence the presence of Cu2O polycrystalline films. The films have polyhedral architectures of approximately 1.4 \u03bcm thickness and are electrically insulating. A novel copper resistive furnace was built using this copper oxide film which was used as an electrical insulator between the electrical resistance of the heater and the surface of the copper thermal block. The application improves the efficiency of the resistive furnace in terms of the temperature reached and the thermal coupling response time relative to the performance of conventional furnaces using ceramic insulation. 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