title: A simple approach to improve the electrocatalytic properties of commercial Pt/C.
abstract: Here we demonstrate that commercial carbon supported Pt nanoparticles react with [AuCl4](-) ions at room temperature to produce a highly active Au/Pt/C material with an ultralow coverage of elemental Au on the Pt nanoparticles that exhibits significantly enhanced activity for ethanol oxidation when compared to Pt/C.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pearson
authors.forename: Anthony P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: O'Mullane