Abstract:
A membrane electrode assembly which includes an anode, a cathode and a solid polymer electrolyte membrane that are specifically arranged, wherein the cathode has a cathode catalyst layer and a cathode diffusion layer that is arranged on a surface of the cathode catalyst layer, the surface being on the side opposite the solid polymer electrolyte membrane side, the cathode catalyst layer contains an oxygen reduction catalyst composed of composite particles each of which is constituted of a catalyst metal containing palladium or a palladium alloy and a catalyst carrier containing, as constituent elements, a specific transition metal element M1, a transition metal element M2 other than the transition metal element M1, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen in a specific ratio, and the cathode diffusion layer contains an oxidation catalyst and a water-repellent resin.
Abstract:
A catalyst carrier production process includes a step (a) of mixing a transition metal compound (1), a nitrogen-containing organic compound (2), and a solvent to provide a catalyst carrier precursor solution; a step (b) of removing the solvent from the catalyst carrier precursor solution; and a step (c) of thermally treating a solid residue obtained in the step (b) at a temperature of 500 to 1100° C. to provide a catalyst carrier; wherein the transition metal compound (1) is partly or wholly a compound including a transition metal element (M1) selected from the group 4 and 5 elements of the periodic table as a transition metal element; and at least one of the transition metal compound (1) and the nitrogen-containing organic compound (2) includes an oxygen atom.
Abstract:
A catalyst carrier production process includes a step (a) of mixing a transition metal compound (1), a nitrogen-containing organic compound (2), and a solvent to provide a catalyst carrier precursor solution; a step (b) of removing the solvent from the catalyst carrier precursor solution; and a step (c) of thermally treating a solid residue obtained in the step (b) at a temperature of 500 to 1100° C. to provide a catalyst carrier; wherein the transition metal compound (1) is partly or wholly a compound including a transition metal element (M1) selected from the group 4 and 5 elements of the periodic table as a transition metal element; and at least one of the transition metal compound (1) and the nitrogen-containing organic compound (2) includes an oxygen atom.