The invention belongs to the field of electrocatalytic materials, and discloses a synergistically modified composite
electrocatalyst and an application thereof in
ethanol oxidation. The composite
electrocatalyst is composed of an active
noble metal phase and a basic
carbonate matrix phase, wherein the active
noble metal phase is dispersed and distributed on the surface of the basic
carbonate matrix phase with a
nanowire structure in the form of fine nanoparticles. The synergistic modified composite
electrocatalyst provided by the invention optimizes
intrinsic activity, the number of active sites and electrical
conductivity at the same time. Based on synthesis of the matrix phase with a
nanowire structure, the
noble metal oxide phase is deposited on the surface of a
nanowire through
hydrolysis, and finally, the active
metal phase is selectively reduced by regulating and controlling the heat treatment condition, so that the active
metal phase is combined with the basic
carbonate matrix to construct synergistic catalytic active sites, and the obtained composite electrocatalyst has high
intrinsic activity, rich active sites and good electrical
conductivity. And the electrochemical oxidation reaction of
ethanol can be efficiently and stably catalyzed under an alkaline condition.