Abstract: An oxygen reducing electrode for a fuel cell comprises carbon particles as support for catalyst particles. The carbon particles are coated with smaller particles of a metal oxide and/or metal phosphate (for example, TiO2 particles) to impede destructive oxidation (corrosion) of the carbon particles while permitting suitable electrical conductivity between the carbon particles. The catalyst is carried on the smaller particle-coated carbon particles. Titanium dioxide particles can be dispersed on carbon particles suspended in a liquid medium by ultrasonic decomposition of a suitable titanium precursor compound.