摘要:
This invention provides a highly active and stable catalyst, which is suitable for use in fuel cells while suppressing the amount of expensive noble metals used, i.e., platinum (Pt) and ruthenium (Ru), and a process for producing the catalyst, and a membrane electrode assembly and fuel cell using the catalyst. The catalyst comprises: an electro conductive support; and catalyst particles supported on the electro conductive support and having a composition represented by formula (1) PtuRuxMgyTz (1) wherein u is 30 to 60 atm %, x is 20 to 50 atm %, y is 0.5 to 20 atm %, and z is 0.5 to 40 atm %,element T being selected from the group consisting of silicon (Si), tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), vanadium (V), tantalum (Ta), chromium (Cr), titanium (Ti), hafnium (Hf), tin (Sn), zirconium (Zr), niobium (Nb), and combinations thereof, provided thatwhen element T is silicon, tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, tantalum, or chromium, the content of element T having an oxygen bond is four times or less the content of element T having a metallic bond, and when element T is titanium, hafnium, tin, zirconium, or niobium, the content of element T having a metallic bond is twice or less the content of element T having an oxygen bond.
摘要:
A methanol oxidation catalyst is provided, which includes nanoparticles having a composition represented by the following formula 1: PtxRuyTzQu formula 1 In the formula 1, the T-element is at least one selected from a group consisting of Mo, W and V and the Q-element is at least one selected from a group consisting of Nb, Cr, Zr and Ti, x is 40 to 90 at. %, y is 0 to 9.9 at. %, z is 3 to 70 at. % and u is 0.5 to 40 at. %. The area of the peak derived from oxygen bond of T-element is 80% or less of the area of the peak derived from metal bond of T-element in a spectrum measured by an X-ray photoelectron spectral method.