“…4,8 Here, the overall driving factor is not only the inclusion of comparatively cheap Ru 1 but also its ability to greatly diminish the detrimental effect of Pt being poisoned by CO. 9 A wide variety of controlled methods to synthesize nanoparticles have been developed, and the literature on Pt systems is large and ever expanding. Among the typical methods for preparing Pt-based catalysts are solvothermal, 10,11 polyol reduction, 12 chemical vapor deposition, 13,14 wet impregnation, 15,16 aqueous solution with different reducing agents (NaBH 4 , hydrazine, etc. ), 6 flame aerosol, 17 electromagnetic radiation assisted reduction, 18,19 etc.…”