Pt/C(a) catalysts are firstly prepared by modified impregnation method In order to enhance the ability of Pt/C catalysts for methanol electrooxidation. H5PMo10V2O40 (PMV) is adsorbed on Pt/C catalysts to obtain the PMV-Pt/C catalysts The Pt/C(a) and PMV-Pt/C are characterized by transmission election microscopy (TEM) and X-ray diffractometry It is shown that Pt particles with small average size are uniformly disperesed on carbon cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry show that the PMV-Pt/C catalysts exhibit excellent catalytic activity and stability for methanol electrooxidation (C) 2009 Elsevier B V All rights reserved.