The invention discloses a high-activity
methanol-resistance
direct methanol fuel cell cathode catalyst and a preparation method thereof. The activity composition of the catalyst is Cu / PtM, the carrier is a
carbon nanotube, wherein, PtM is used for improving
oxygen reduction activation and Cu is used for improving
methanol-resistance performance. The preparation method is as follows: firstly, the
carbon nanotube, the compounds of
metal M, and platinic
chloride solution are scattered in glycol ultrasonically, the pH value is adjusted, the temperature is increased and
reflux is carried out,
platinum based catalyst loaded by the
carbon nanotube is prepared by filtering, washing and
drying; then the prepared
platinum based catalyst loaded by the carbon
nanotube is scattered in the glycol and is added with
copper sulfate, then the pH value is adjusted, the temperature is increased and the
reflux is carried out, and then the
platinum direct methanol fuel cell cathode catalyst loaded by the carbon
nanotube coated with Cu is prepared by the filtering, washing and
drying. The preparation method is simple, operational condition is mild and the
controllability is good; besides, the catalyst prepared by the method has
high oxygen reduction activation and good
methanol-resistance performance.