The invention discloses a tripod shaped
platinum palladium copper alloy catalyst capable of catalyzing
oxygen reduction reaction, and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises following steps: a
sodium tetrachloropalladate solution, a
chloroplatinic acid solution, and a
copper chloride solution with concentrations
ranging from 5 to 50mM are prepared respectively, a
hydrochloric acid solution with a concentration
ranging from 1 to 10M, and an
ascorbic acid solution with a concentration
ranging from 0.05 to 0.2M are prepared respectively; 4.5ml of the
sodium tetrachloropalladate solution, 4.5ml of the
chloroplatinic acid solution, and 4.5ml of the
copper chloride solution are mixed, 0.1 to 1ml of the
hydrochloric acid solution is added, 0.1 to 1g of
potassium bromide, and 0.01 to 0.1g of F127 are added, and an obtained mixture is mixed to be uniform; 1 to 5ml of the
ascorbic acid solution is added; after solution full mixing, an obtained mixed product is heated to 50to 150 DEG C in an
oil bath pan, reaction is carried out for 1 to 10h, and washing,
centrifugation, and
drying are carried out so as to obtain the tripod shaped
platinum palladium copper alloy catalyst. The preparation method is simple; the reaction time is short; the material prepared at normal temperature under normal pressure possesses excellent electrochemical oxidation-reduction ability.