Electrocatalyst precursor of various combinations: Pt, Ru, Pd, Ni and Gd-doped CeO2 (CGO) were infiltrated into a porous Sr0.94Ti0.9Nb0.1O3 (STN) backbone, to study the electrode performance of infiltrated ceramic anodes at low temperature ranges of 400-600 degrees C. The performance of the binary electrocatalyst infiltrated ceramic backbones are Pt-CGO>Ru-CGO>Pd-CGO>Ni-CGO. Ternary electrocatalyst of Ni-Pd-CGO and Ni-Pt-CGO showed the lowest polarization resistance of 0.31 and 0.11 Omega cm(2), respectively at 600 degrees C in H-2/3% H2O. The average particle size of the ternary electrocatalyst was larger than the binary Pd-CGO and Pt-CGO due to the particle coarsening of Ni nanoparticles. High resolution transmission electron microscopic analysis on the best performing Ni-Pt-CGO electrocatalyst infiltrated anode reveals the formation of Ni-Pt nanocrystalline alloy and a homogenous distribution of nanoparticles on STN backbone. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.