(a) A nano-ZrB2 wedged RGO composite as a support of Pt nanoparticles with enhanced catalytic activity towards the oxygen reduction, (b) Raman spectra, (c) (d) XRD spectra of RGO, RGO/ZrB2, ZrB2 and Pt/RGO, Pt/RGO-ZrB2, (e) nitrogen adsorption-desorption isotherms of RGO and RGO/ZrB2.