The invention relates to a method for preparing a catalyst composition, wherein in an aqueous medium containing an iridium compound, at a pH 9, an iridium-containing solid is deposited on a support material, and the support material loaded with the iridium-containing solid is separated from the aqueous medium and dried, wherein, in the method, the support material loaded with the iridium-containing solid is not subjected to a thermal treatment at a temperature of more than 250 C. for a period of time of longer than 1 hour.

A preparation method of a carbon-encapsulated alloy catalyst includes: S1, subjecting a catalyst to a heat treatment in a first reducing gas atmosphere to obtain a heat-treated catalyst, mixing the heat-treated catalyst with a carbonization compound, a ligand compound, a carbonization catalyst, and a solvent to obtain a mixture, subjecting the mixture to ultrasonic dispersion and stirring to obtain a first dispersion system, centrifuging and drying to obtain a powder; and S2, annealing the powder in a second reducing gas atmosphere to obtain an annealed powder, dispersing the annealed powder in an acid solution then heating and filtering to obtain a cake, and vacuum-drying the cake to obtain the carbon-encapsulated alloy catalyst, where the catalyst is a commercial platinum alloy catalyst or a platinum alloy catalyst prepared from a support and metal precursors.

A composition includes LiO.sub.2, reduced graphene oxide, and a metal catalyst or residue thereof.

The invention relates to a carbon-free electrocatalyst for fuel cells, containing an electrically conductive substrate and a catalytically active species, wherein the conductive substrate is an inorganic, multi-component substrate material of the composition 0X1-0X2, in which 0X1 means an electrically non-conductive inorganic oxide having a specific surface area (BET) in the range of 50 to 400 mVg and 0X2 means a conductive oxide. The non-conductive inorganic oxide 0X1 is coated with the conductive oxide 0X2. The multi-component substrate preferably has a core/shell structure. The multi-component substrate material 0X1-0X2 has an electrical conductivity in the range>0.01 S/cm and is coated with catalytically active particles containing noble metal. The electrocatalysts produced therewith are used in electrochemical devices such as PEM fuel cells and exhibit high corrosion stability.

The invention relates to an electrode compartment for an electrochemical cell, including a bicontinuous micro-eulsion, wherein catalytic parts are generated in-situ in a fluid, which can act as a cathode as well as an anode. The electrode compartment comprises a connection to supply fuel or an oxidator, for example oxygen, to the compartment. The electrode compartment is part of a refreshing system with a reserve container for an emulsion and a storage container for used emulsion, conduits to connect each of the containers with the electrode compartment and a transport unit, for example a pump, to move the emulsion.

A fuel cell (e.g., a proton exchange membrane fuel cell). The fuel cell includes a cathode electrode, an anode electrode having an anode catalyst layer, and a membrane extending between the cathode electrode and the anode electrode. The anode catalyst layer has a capacitance of greater than 0.1 F/cm.sup.2 in a potential window for operation of the fuel cell of 0.1 to 1.2 V versus a reversible hydrogen potential. The capacitance of the anode catalyst layer mitigates degradation of the cathode electrode during an air-air start of the fuel cell.

The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a catalyst for a fuel cell, a catalyst for a fuel cell and a fuel cell including the same. More specifically, the catalyst for a fuel cell according to the present disclosure, wherein ruthenium chalcogenide including the 1T phase exists as single-walled nanotubes, can reduce manufacturing cost by exhibiting superior catalytic activity so as to replace the existing platinum catalyst and can significantly improve stability.

The present invention provides an electrode catalyst which has excellent catalytic activity, and which can contribute to reducing the cost of a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC). According to the present invention, an electrode catalyst includes a hollow carrier including nanopores having a pore size of 1 to 20 nm, and a plurality of catalyst particles. The catalyst particles are supported both inside and outside the nanopores of the carrier, and comprise (zero-valent) Pt, and when a particle size distribution analysis of the catalyst particles is carried out using a three-dimensional reconstructed image obtained by electron beam tomography measurement employing STEM, the conditions of formula (S1): 100(N10/N20)8.0 are satisfied (in the formula, N10 is the number of noble metal particles not in contact with a pore having a pore size of 1 nm or more, and N20 is the number of catalyst particles supported inside the nanopores of the carrier).

The present invention provides an oxygen evolution reaction catalyst, wherein the oxygen evolution reaction catalyst is an oxide material comprising iridium, tantalum and ruthenium: wherein the oxygen evolution catalyst comprises a crystalline oxide phase having the rutile crystal structure; wherein the crystalline oxide phase has a lattice parameter a of greater than 4.510 .

The electrochemical oxygen reduction catalyst includes metal particles and a modifier that modifies the metal particles. The present disclosure relates to an electrochemical oxygen reduction catalyst, wherein the modifier is an organic nitrogen compound, the organic nitrogen compound includes a triazine ring and fluorine bonded to the triazine ring via a covalent bond, and the organic nitrogen compound has a fluorine content of 29 g/eq or less.