A carbon supported PtCu/C catalyst, which demonstrates high activity in the oxygen electroreduction and methanol electrooxidation reactions in acidic media, has been obtained using a method of chemical reduction of Pt (IV) and Cu (2+) in the liquid phase. It has been found that the potential range of the preliminary voltammetric activation of the PtCu/C catalyst has a significant effect on the de-alloyed material activity in the oxygen electroreduction reaction (ORR). High-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM) demonstrates that there are differences in the structures of the as-prepared material and the materials activated in different potential ranges. In this case, there is practically no difference in the composition of the PtCu/C materials obtained after activation in different conditions. The main reason for the established effect, apparently, is the reorganized features of the bimetallic nanoparticles' surface structure, which depend on the value of the limiting anodic potential in the activation process. The effect of the activation conditions on the catalyst's activity in the methanol electrooxidation reaction is less pronounced.
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