Abstract: Provided is a catalyst having excellent gas transportability. Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, wherein a pore volume of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 cc/g support or more or a mode radius of a pore distribution of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 nm or more and less than 1 nm, and wherein the catalyst metal is supported inside the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more.

Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having a high catalytic activity. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst support includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, a surface area formed by the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is equal to or larger than a surface area formed by the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, and an average particle diameter of the catalyst metal is 2.8 nm or more.

Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having excellent gas transportability. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, wherein a pore volume of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 cc/g support or more or a mode radius of a pore distribution of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 nm or more and less than 1 nm, and wherein the catalyst metal is supported inside the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more.

Abstract: Provided is a catalyst having excellent gas transportability. Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, wherein a pore volume of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 cc/g support or more or a mode radius of a pore distribution of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 nm or more and less than 1 nm, and wherein the catalyst metal is supported inside the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a carbon powder that can provide a catalyst having excellent durability and a catalyst. A carbon powder for catalyst of the present invention is a carbon powder containing as a main component carbon, which has a BET specific surface area per unit weight of 900 m2/g or greater, and a ratio R? (D?/G intensity ratio) of peak intensity for a D?-band (D? intensity) measured in the vicinity of 1620 cm?1 to peak intensity for a G-band (G intensity) measured in the vicinity of 1580 cm?1 by Raman spectroscopy of 0.6 or less.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a catalyst having excellent oxygen reduction reaction activity. The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein a specific surface area of the catalyst per support weight is 715 m2/g support or more or a covering ratio of the catalyst metal with an electrolyte is less than 0.5, and an amount of an acidic group of the catalyst per support weight is 0.75 mmol/g support or less.

Abstract: A fuel cell electrode catalyst layer (13) of the preset invention includes: a catalyst (131b); a support (131a) that supports the catalyst; and two or more proton-conductive materials (133) different in dry mass value per mole of a proton-donating group, the proton-conductive materials being in contact with at least a part of the catalyst and at least a part of the support. Then, a proton-conductive material in which a dry mass value per mole of the proton-donating group is highest among the proton-conductive materials is in contact with at least a part of the catalyst, and has a largest contact ratio with a surface of the catalyst.

Abstract: Provided is an electrocatalyst for solid polymer fuel cells capable of increasing the active surface area for reactions in a catalyst component, increasing the utilization efficiency of the catalyst, and reducing the amount of expensive precious metal catalyst used. Also provided are a membrane electrode assembly that uses this electrocatalyst and a solid polymer fuel cell. An electrocatalyst for a solid polymer fuel cell is provided with a catalyst and solid proton conducting material. A liquid conductive material retention part that retains a liquid proton conducting material that connects the catalyst and solid proton conducting material is provided between the same. The surface area of the catalyst exposed within the liquid conductive material retention part is larger than the surface area of the catalyst in contact with the solid proton conducting material.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a carbon powder that can provide a catalyst having excellent durability and a catalyst. A carbon powder for catalyst of the present invention is a carbon powder containing as a main component carbon, which has a BET specific surface area per unit weight of 900 m2/g or greater, and a ratio R? (D?/G intensity ratio) of peak intensity for a D?-band (D? intensity) measured in the vicinity of 1620 cm?1 to peak intensity for a G-band (G intensity) measured in the vicinity of 1580 cm?1 by Raman spectroscopy of 0.6 or less.

Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having excellent gas transportability. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, wherein a pore volume of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 cc/g support or more or a mode radius of a pore distribution of the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is 0.3 nm or more and less than 1 nm, and wherein the catalyst metal is supported inside the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more.

Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having an excellent gas transportability. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst including a catalyst metal and a support, wherein the catalyst includes pores having a radius of 1 nm or more and less than 5 nm, a pore volume of the pores is 0.8 cc/g support or more, and the catalyst metal has a specific surface area of 30 m2/g support or less.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a catalyst having an excellent catalyst activity. In the present invention, a catalyst is configured to include a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein a mode radius of pore distribution of pores of the catalyst is 1 nm or more and less than 5 nm, wherein the mode radius is equal to or less than an average particle radius of the catalyst metal, and wherein a pore volume of the pores is 0.4 cc/g support or more.

Abstract: [Object] Provided is a catalyst having a high catalytic activity. [Solving Means] Disclosed is a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein the catalyst support includes pores having a radius of less than 1 nm and pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, a surface area formed by the pores having a radius of less than 1 nm is equal to or larger than a surface area formed by the pores having a radius of 1 nm or more, and an average particle diameter of the catalyst metal is 2.8 nm or more.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a catalyst having excellent oxygen reduction reaction activity. The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst metal supported on the catalyst support, wherein a specific surface area of the catalyst per support weight is 715 m2/g support or more or a covering ratio of the catalyst metal with an electrolyte is less than 0.5, and an amount of an acidic group of the catalyst per support weight is 0.75 mmol/g support or less.

Abstract: Object Provided is a catalyst having an excellent durability and being capable of lowering the cost of a fuel cell. Solving Means Disclosed is a catalyst configured to include a support and alloy particles including platinum and a metal component other than platinum supported on the support, wherein the catalyst includes mesopores having a radius of 1 to 10 nm originated from the support, wherein a mode radius of the mesopores is in a range of 2.5 to 10 nm, and wherein the alloy particles have a catalyst function, and at least a portion of the alloy particles is supported inside the mesopores.

Abstract: A fuel cell electrode catalyst layer (13) of the preset invention includes: a catalyst (131b); a support (131a) that supports the catalyst; and two or more proton-conductive materials (133) different in dry mass value per mole of a proton-donating group, the proton-conductive materials being in contact with at least a part of the catalyst and at least a part of the support. Then, a proton-conductive material in which a dry mass value per mole of the proton-donating group is highest among the proton-conductive materials is in contact with at least a part of the catalyst, and has a largest contact ratio with a surface of the catalyst.

Abstract: Provided is an electrocatalyst for solid polymer fuel cells capable of increasing the active surface area for reactions in a catalyst component, increasing the utilization efficiency of the catalyst, and reducing the amount of expensive precious metal catalyst used. Also provided are a membrane electrode assembly that uses this electrocatalyst and a solid polymer fuel cell. An electrocatalyst for a solid polymer fuel cell is provided with a catalyst and solid proton conducting material. A liquid conductive material retention part that retains a liquid proton conducting material that connects the catalyst and solid proton conducting material is provided between the same. The surface area of the catalyst exposed within the liquid conductive material retention part is larger than the surface area of the catalyst in contact with the solid proton conducting material.