Abstract:
The present invention relates to an exhaust gas purification catalyst that can homogeneously inhibit growth of a plurality of the fine particles at high temperature, and prevent lowering in catalytic activity, as well as a method for producing it. The exhaust gas purification catalyst of the present invention has fine composite metal particles containing a platinum-group metal and tungsten. Moreover, in the exhaust gas purification catalyst of the present invention, when the fine composite metal particles in the exhaust gas purification catalyst have been analyzed by STEM-EDX, the tungsten content of at least 80% of the fine composite metal particles based on number, is in the range of 10% to 350% of the mean content of tungsten in a plurality of the fine composite metal particles.