摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly active electrode catalyst for a fuel cell replacing platinum and having high four-electron reduction performance, and its manufacturing method. <P>SOLUTION: The method of manufacturing the electrode catalyst for the fuel cell represented by M<SB>1</SB>M<SB>2</SB>X (M<SB>1</SB>is Ru, M<SB>2</SB>is Fe and/or Ni, and X is at least one kind of chalcogen element) has processes for mixing alcohol and water with at least one kind of compound selected from an Fe nitric acid compound, an Ni nitric acid compound, an Fe hydrochloric acid compound and an Ni hydrochloric acid compound; adding an Ru chalcogen compound while agitating a mixture; adding a reducing agent while agitating the mixture to reduce the Fe and/or Ni compound; filtering and washing a product; and heat-treating the filtered object. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |