ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELLS CONTAINING CATALYST COMPOSITE HAVING IMPROVED OXYGEN PERMEABILITY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME

Disclosed is an electrolyte membrane for fuel cells including a catalytic composite including a catalytic particle coated with an oxygen-permeable material and a method of producing the same. The electrolyte membrane for fuel cells includes an ion transport layer including an ionomer having proton conductivity and a catalytic composite dispersed in the ion transport layer, and the catalytic composite includes a catalytic particle including a catalytic metal component having activity of decomposing hydrogen peroxide and a coating layer formed on at least a part of a surface of the catalytic particle and including an oxygen-permeable material.