| CPC H01M 4/921 (2013.01) [H01M 4/8657 (2013.01); H01M 4/925 (2013.01); H01M 4/926 (2013.01); H01M 8/1018 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |

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1. A catalyst for a fuel cell comprising:
a support; and
a PtCo alloy particle supported on the support,
wherein the PtCo alloy particle comprises (i) a transition metal-doped or transition metal-partially alloyed internal region including at least one transition metal selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, W, and Mo and (ii) a transition metal-free internal region where the transition metal does not exist, and
wherein the transition metal-free internal region is farther away from an exposed surface of the PtCo alloy particle than the transition metal-doped or transition metal-partially alloyed internal region.
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