The present invention relates to a battery cathode, a composition fora catalyst layer of a battery cathode, and a battery.
Currently, a platinum catalyst is used for an electrode of a fuel cell. However, there are many problems to be solved. For example, the reserves of platinum are limited. In a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC), the use of platinum increases cost. In an air cell, the use of platinum increases cost, and in addition, platinum causes a chemical reaction, such as decomposition of an electrolyte solution.
Therefore, an alternative technology which does not use platinum has been developed. Specifically, for example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell formed of a carbonized material having a shell-like structure.
Patent Literature
[Patent Literature 1] JP 2007-207662 A
Technical Problem
However, when a non-platinum catalyst having low catalytic activity compared to platinum is used in a catalyst layer of a cathode of the fuel cell, there has hitherto been a problem in that the thickness of the catalyst layer is increased compared to that in a case of using platinum, resulting in a degradation of performance of the fuel cell.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problem, and one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a battery cathode, a composition fora catalyst layer of a battery cathode, and a battery each achieving excellent performance while using a non-platinum catalyst.