Cell electrode, composition for cell electrode catalyst layer, and cell

1. A battery electrode, comprising a catalyst layer containing a carbon catalyst and platinum particles not being carried on the carbon catalyst,

wherein the carbon catalyst is a nitrogen-containing carbon catalyst,

wherein the platinum particles are carried on carrier particles other than the carbon catalyst, and

wherein a content of the platinum particles per unit area of the battery electrode is 0.0010 mg/cm 2 or more and 0.1200 mg/cm 2 or less.

2. The battery electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the platinum particles have an average particle diameter of 30.0 nm or less.

3. The battery electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the nitrogen-containing carbon catalyst has, on a surface thereof, a ratio of number of nitrogen atoms to number of carbon atoms of 0.001 or more and 0.600 or less.

4. The battery electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon catalyst contains a metal other than platinum.

5. The battery electrode according to claim 4 , wherein the battery electrode has a mass ratio of a content of the platinum to a content of the metal other than platinum of 0.04 or more and 20.00 or less.

6. The battery electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the carbon catalyst has a carbon structure in which area ratios of three peaks f broad , f middle and f narrow obtained by separating a peak having a peak top in a vicinity of a diffraction angle of 26° in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by powder X-ray diffraction satisfy the following conditions (a) to (c):

(a) f broad : 60.0% or more and 96.0% or less;

(b) f middle : 3.5% or more and 32.0% or less; and

(c) f narrow : 0.4% or more and 15.0% or less.

7. The battery electrode according to carbon 1, wherein the carbon catalyst has a carbon structure which exhibits a carbon monoxide desorption amount at from 150° C. to 1,000° C. of 0.250 mmol/g or more and a carbon dioxide desorption amount at from 150° C. to 900° C. of 0.040 mmol/g or more in a temperature programmed desorption method including measuring desorption amounts of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide at from 0° C. to 1,000° C.

8. A composition for a catalyst layer of a battery electrode, wherein:

the composition comprises a carbon catalyst and platinum particles not being carried on the carbon catalyst;

wherein the carbon catalyst is a nitrogen-containing carbon catalyst,

the platinum particles are carried on carrier particles other than the carbon catalyst; and

the composition is used for forming the catalyst layer so that a content of the platinum particles per unit area of the battery electrode is from 0.0010 mg/cm 2 or more and 0.1200 mg/cm 2 or less.

9. The composition for a catalyst layer of a battery electrode according to claim 8 ,

wherein the composition has a carbon monoxide desorption amount at from 150° C. to 1,000° C. of 0.150 mmol/g or more and a carbon dioxide desorption amount at from 150° C. to 900° C. of 0.030 mmol/g or more in a temperature programmed desorption method including measuring desorption amounts of carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide at from 0° C. to 1,000° C.

10. The composition for a catalyst layer of a battery electrode according to claim 8 , wherein the carbon catalyst contains a metal other than platinum.

11. The composition for a catalyst layer of a battery electrode according to claim 10 , wherein the composition has a mass ratio of a content of the platinum to a content of the metal other than platinum of 0.04 or more and 20.00 or less.

12. A battery, comprising the battery electrode of claim 1 .

13. The battery according to claim 12 , wherein the battery is a fuel cell.

14. The battery electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier particles are one or more selected from a group consisting of carbon carrier particles, ceramic carrier particles, titanium oxide carrier particles, tin oxide carrier particles, carrier particles of tin oxide doped with niobium, and carrier particles of tin oxide doped with antimony.

15. The battery electrode according to claim 1 , wherein the carrier particles include carbon carrier particles formed of one or more carbon materials selected from a group consisting of a carbon black, a carbon nanotube, a carbon fiber, graphite, graphite oxide, graphene, and activated carbon.

16. The composition for a catalyst layer of a battery electrode according to claim 8 , wherein the carrier particles are one or more selected from a group consisting of carbon carrier particles, ceramic carrier particles, titanium oxide carrier particles, tin oxide carrier particles, carrier particles of tin oxide doped with niobium, and carrier particles of tin oxide doped with antimony.

17. The composition for a catalyst layer of a battery electrode according to claim 8 , wherein the carrier particles include carbon carrier particles formed of one or more carbon materials selected from a group consisting of a carbon black, a carbon nanotube, a carbon fiber, graphite, graphite oxide, graphene, and activated carbon.

18. A battery electrode, comprising a catalyst layer containing a carbon catalyst and platinum particles not being carried on the carbon catalyst,

wherein the carbon catalyst has a carbon structure in which area ratios of three peaks f broad , f middle and f narrow obtained by separating a peak having a peak top in a vicinity of a diffraction angle of 26° in an X-ray diffraction pattern obtained by powder X-ray diffraction satisfy the following conditions (a) to (c):

(a) f broad : 60.0% or more and 96.0% or less;

(b) f middle : 3.5% or more and 32.0% or less; and

(C) f narrow : 0.4% or more and 15.0% or less,

wherein the platinum particles are carried on carrier particles other than the carbon catalyst, and

wherein a content of the platinum particles per unit area of the battery electrode is 0.0010 mg/cm 2 or more and 0.1200 mg/cm 2 or less.

19. A battery, comprising the battery electrode of claim 18 .