University of Yamanashi

Nihonkagakusangyo Co., Ltd.

Nikki-universal Co., Ltd.

Akihiro Iiyama

Makoto Uchida

Katsuyoshi Kakinuma

Chisato Arata

Masahiro Watanabe

Toshihiro Miyao

Kazutoshi Higashiyama

Hajime Kashima

Isao Amemiya

Sumitaka Watanabe

Hanako Nishino

Kazuya Shibanuma

Naoto Koizumi

The present invention provides a supported metal catalyst with excellent effectiveness factor of active metal particles which are also free from deactivation by contacting with ionomer. According to the present invention, provided is a supported metal catalyst, comprising a support that is a collective body of conductive particles; and dispersed active metal particles supported on the conductive particles, wherein the conductive particles include a plurality of pores, an average entrance pore diameter of the pores is 1 to 20 nm, a standard deviation of the average entrance pore diameter is equal to or less than 50% of the average entrance pore diameter, a number fraction of the active metal particles supported in a surface layer region of the conductive particles divided by the total number of the active metal particles is equal to or more than 50%, and the surface layer region is a region on a surface of the conductive particles or a region in the pores within a depth of 15 nm from the surface.

Supported metal catalyst, method for producing same, and method for producing carrier

A support and metal catalyst with improved electric conductivity is provided. A support and metal catalyst, including: a support powder; and metal fine particles supported on the support powder; wherein: the support powder is an aggregate of support fine particles; the support fine particles have a chained portion structured by a plurality of crystallites being fusion bonded to form a chain; the support fine particles are structured with metal oxide; and the metal oxide is doped with a dopant element, and an atomic ratio of titanium with respect to total of titanium and tin is 0.30 to 0.80, is provided.

Supported metal catalyst and electrochemical cell

The carrier metal catalyst achieves suppression of internal resistance of a fuel cell. A carrier metal catalyst includes: a carrier powder; and metal fine particles supported on the carrier powder; wherein: the carrier powder is an aggregates of carrier fine particles; the carrier fine particles includes a chained portion structured by a plurality of crystallites being fusion bonded to form a chain; the carrier fine particles include titanium oxide; the carrier fine particles are doped with an element having a valence different from a valence of titanium; the titanium oxide of the carrier powder has an anatase phase/rutile phase ratio of 0.2 or lower; the metal fine particles have a mean particle size of 3 to 10 nm; the metal fine particles include platinum; and a cell resistance measured under standard conditions of a fuel cell prepared using the carrier metal catalyst is 0.090 Ωcm·or lower.

Carrier metal catalyst, manufacturing method thereof, and fuel cell

A support powder can improve cell performance under high humidity environment. A support and metal catalyst, including: a support powder; and metal fine particles supported on the support powder; wherein: the support powder is an aggregate of support fine particles; the support fine particles are fine particles of oxide compound and has a chained portion structured by a plurality of crystallites being fusion bonded to form a chain; the crystallites have a size of 10 to 30 nm; the support powder has a void; the void includes a secondary pore having a pore diameter of more than 25 nm and 80 nm or less determined by BJH method; and a volume of the secondary pore per unit volume of the support fine particles structuring the support powder is 0.313 cm/cmor more, is provided.

Supported metal catalyst and method for producing same

A carrier powder is thermodynamically stable and conductivity can be easily provided thereto. A carrier powder includes an aggregate of carrier fine particles; wherein: the carrier fine particles include a chained portion structured by fusion bonding a plurality of crystallites into a chain; the carrier fine particles contain titanium oxide; and a ratio of anatase phase/rutile phase of the titanium oxide of the carrier powder is 0.2 or lower.

Carrier powder, method for producing same, carrier metal catalyst, and method for producing same

The carrier metal catalyst achieves suppression of internal resistance of a fuel cell. A carrier metal catalyst includes: a carrier powder; and metal fine particles supported on the carrier powder; wherein: the carrier powder is an aggregates of carrier fine particles; the carrier fine particles includes a chained portion structured by a plurality of crystallites being fusion bonded to form a chain; the carrier fine particles include titanium oxide; the carrier fine particles are doped with an element having a valence different from a valence of titanium; the titanium oxide of the carrier powder has an anatase phase/rutile phase ratio of 0.2 or lower; the metal fine particles have a mean particle size of 3 to 10 nm; the metal fine particles include platinum; and a cell resistance measured under standard conditions of a fuel cell prepared using the carrier metal catalyst is 0.090 &#x3a9;&#xb7;cmor lower.

To spread the use of catalysts for fuel cells, there is a demand to develop a catalyst that uses less Pt and has a high power generation efficiency. An electrode catalyst includes a support particle containing a metal oxide and a precious-metal alloy supported on the support particle. The support particle includes multiple branches, a hole between the branches, and a pore. The pore is surrounded by the branches and the hole. The precious-metal alloy includes a precious metal element and at least one or more transition elements.

Alloy electrode catalyst and fuel cell using the same

A fuel cell system and a method of operating the same is provided that is capable of reducing degradation of a cathode catalyst of a fuel cell. A fuel cell system is provided that includes a fuel cell having a catalyst used for an anode, wherein a carrier of the catalyst is composed of a material with a property where electric resistance in an oxygen containing atmosphere is greater than electric resistance in a hydrogen atmosphere; and a control device configured to control the fuel cell, when supply of fuel gas is stopped during stoppage of operation of the fuel cell, to consume all or part of the fuel gas in a fuel gas chamber, followed by introducing oxygen containing gas into the fuel gas chamber.

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Akihiro Iiyama