Pulse electrodeposition of Pt and Sn using 10 mM H2PtCl6 center dot 6H(2)O in 0.10 M H2SO4 and 10 mM SnCl2 center dot 2H(2) in 0.10 M HCl was conducted on a support matrix consisting of electro-polymerized poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and electrochemically exfoliated graphene oxide (EGO). The Field Emission - Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM) studies of PtSn/PEDOT/EGO (i.e., PEDOT on EGO) showed a homogeneous globular composite, while PtSn/EGO/PEDOT (i.e., EGO on PEDOT) revealed a heterogeneous composite with wrinkled and globular surface morphologies. An Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis (as a percentage of Pt and Sn) of PtSn/PEDOT/EGO is in agreement with the X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) analysis, indicative of a homogeneous surface for the dispersion of metallic particles. However, the EDX and XPS analyses of PtSn/EGO/PEDOT showed variations in the amount of Pt and Sn, indicative of possible mixing of the EGO and PEDOT support matrices. Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and chronoamperometry using 1.0 M ethanol in 0.1 M H2SO4 demonstrated higher electrocatalytic activity (83.7 mA/cm(2)) and electrochemical stability (29.0% current retention) in PtSn/PEDOT/EGO than PtSn/EGO/PEDOT. (C) 2018 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.