简介:CarbonsupportedPt(Pt/C)electrocatalystswerepreparedwithglucoseasprotectionagentandNaBH4asreductant.ThePtnanoparticlesdepositedoncarbonsupportpresentedreducedsizeandwelldispersityattributedtotheprotectioneffectofglucose.GlucoseabsorbedontheparticlesurfacewasreadilyremovedbywaterwashingwithoutleadingtoagglomerationofthePtnanoparticles.Theas-preparedPt/Celectrocatalystsshowedimprovedmassactivityformethanolelectrooxidationcomparedtothecatalystpreparedwithoutglucoseprotection.TheimprovedperformanceisattributedtothelargerelectrochemicalactivesurfaceareathusincreasedactivesitesonthePt/Celctrocatalystspreparedundertheprotectionofglucose.