This method for producing an electrode catalyst includes: a dispersion liquid preparation step wherein a dispersion liquid is prepared by mixing (i) at least one solvent selected from the group consisting of sulfoxide compounds and amide compounds, (ii) a catalyst carrier powder composed of a metal oxide, (iii) a platinum compound, (iv) a transition metal compound and (v) an aromatic compound that contains a carboxyl group; a loading step wherein the dispersion liquid is heated so that a platinum alloy of platinum and a transition metal is loaded on the surface of the catalyst carrier powder; a solid-liquid separation step wherein a dispersoid is separated from the dispersion liquid after the loading step, thereby obtaining a catalyst powder wherein the catalyst carrier powder is loaded with the platinum alloy; and a heat treatment step wherein the catalyst powder is heated under vacuum or in a reducing gas atmosphere.

The present invention relates to a catalyst for a solid polymer fuel cell, including platinum, cobalt, and zirconium supported as a catalytic metal on a carbon powder carrier, in which the supporting ratio of platinum, cobalt, and zirconium on the carbon powder carrier is Pt:Co:Zr=3:0.5 to 1.5:0.1 to 3.0 by molar ratio. In the present invention, it is preferable that the peak position of Pt.sub.3Co seen in the X-ray diffraction pattern of catalyst particles is 2=41.10 or more and 42.00 or less, and moderate alloying has occurred in the catalytic metal.

Provided are an oxidation-resistant catalyst for fuel cells, a manufacturing method thereof, and a fuel cell including the same. In the case of the catalyst for a fuel cell according to the present disclosure, the fuel cell catalyst according to the present disclosure has oxidation-resistant features of a metal oxide while maintaining the electrical conductivity of a carbon support. Accordingly, catalytic activity of platinum particles, which are the active points in fuel cells, can be improved, and metal oxides can prevent platinum particles from directly interacting with carbon supports, thereby resolving the problem of carbon corrosion at the platinum/carbon interface.

Provided are an anode active material including a core portion that is porous spherical particles including metal particles and carbon, and a shell portion including one or more of crystalline carbon and amorphous carbon, in which the metal particles of the core portion are connected to each other through the carbon, and a coating layer including a polymer is provided on an outer surface of the shell portion, a method of preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

This invention relates to aqueous ink compositions comprising an aqueous solvent, particles comprising a metal or a metal compound or a mixture thereof, a dispersant, preferably selected from an electrostatic dispersant, a steric dispersant, an ionic dispersant, a non-ionic dispersant or a combination thereof, a polymeric binder and a non-ionic surfactant which may be used for 3D inkjet printing components, primarily for high-temperature electrochemical devices.

Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cells. The method includes (a) admixing a metal catalyst, an ionomer and a first dispersion solvent to prepare a first admixture, (b) heat treating the first admixture prepared in (a) to form an ionomer-fixed metal catalyst, and (c) immersing the ionomer-fixed metal catalyst formed in (b) in a solvent, wherein the solvent in (c) may include one or more selected from the group consisting of ethanol, propanol, and isopropyl alcohol. The membrane-electrode assembly for fuel cells manufactured by the method may have substantially improved durability.

Supported catalysts having an atomic level single atom structure are provided such that substantially all the catalyst is available for catalytic function. Processes of forming a catalyst unto a porous catalyst support is also provided.

Disclosed herein is an electrode drying method for drying a plurality of electrodes in the state in which the electrodes are stacked, the electrode drying method including interposing a hygroscopic film between adjacent ones of the electrodes and drying the electrodes in the state in which the hygroscopic film is interposed between the electrodes, wherein at least one of the surfaces of the hygroscopic film that faces the electrodes has an uneven structure, or an electrode drying method for drying an electrode sheet in the state in which the electrode sheet is wound, the electrode drying method including winding the electrode sheet with a hygroscopic film and drying the electrode sheet in the state in which the hygroscopic film is interposed between overlapping portions of the electrode sheet, wherein at least one of the surfaces of the hygroscopic film that is disposed opposite the electrode sheet has an uneven structure.

Disclosed are a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a first positive active material including a secondary particle including lithium nickel-based composite oxide wherein in the secondary particle, a plurality of primary particles are aggregated and zirconium on the surface of the secondary particle, and a second positive active material including a single particle including lithium nickel-based composite oxide and zirconium on the surface of the single particle, wherein a ratio of a Zr content (at %) relative to all elements on the surface of the single particle of the second positive active material to a Zr content (at %) to all elements on the surface of the secondary particle of the first positive active material is about 1.5 to about 3.0.

The present invention relates to a method for producing a membrane for a fuel cell or electrolytic cell, in which (i) a liquid coating composition, which contains a supported catalyst containing precious metal and also contains an ionomer, is applied to a polymer electrolyte membrane which contains an ionomer, the ionomer of the liquid coating composition and the ionomer of the polymer electrolyte membrane each being a copolymer which contains as monomer a fluoroethylene and a fluorovinyl ether containing a sulfonic acid group, (ii) the coated polymer electrolyte membrane is heated to a temperature in the range from 178? C. to 250? C.