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An exhaust gas purifying catalyst of the present invention has a substrate, and a catalyst layer formed on an inner wall of the substrate and composed of at least a single layer. The catalyst layer contains a carrier supporting noble metal. Further, a maximum height of profile of a surface of a top

An exhaust gas purifying catalyst of the present invention has a substrate, and a catalyst layer formed on an inner wall of the substrate and composed of at least a single layer. The catalyst layer contains a carrier supporting noble metal. Further, a maximum height of profile of a surface of a top layer in the catalyst layer is not less than 2 μm and not more than 50 μm, and the top layer contains the carrier supporting noble metal.

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What is claimed is: 1. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst, comprising: a substrate; and a catalyst layer formed on an inner wall of the substrate and comprising at least a single layer, the catalyst layer containing a carrier supporting a noble metal, wherein a maximum height of profile of a surface

What is claimed is: 1. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst, comprising: a substrate; and a catalyst layer formed on an inner wall of the substrate and comprising at least a single layer, the catalyst layer containing a carrier supporting a noble metal, wherein a maximum height of profile of a surface of a top layer in the catalyst layer is greater than or equal to 2 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm, and wherein the top layer contains the carrier supporting the noble metal and a roughening material comprising a fiber of an inorganic material. 2. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst according to claim 1, wherein the roughening material is contained in a range from the surface of the top layer to half of an entire thickness of the catalyst layer in terms of a thickness direction of the catalyst layer. 3. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst according to claim 1, wherein the roughening material is contained in the top layer among a plurality of layers of the catalyst layer, and a ratio of a thickness of the catalyst layer other than the top layer containing the roughening material to a thickness of the top layer containing the roughening material is in a range from 50/50 to 95/5. 4. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst according to claim 1, wherein the fiber contains 80 wt % or more of α-Al2O3. 5. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst according to claim 1, wherein a cross-sectional diameter of the fiber is not less than 3 μm. 6. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst according to claim 1, wherein the top layer further contains a particle of the inorganic material as the roughening material, and an average particle size of the particle of the inorganic material is twice or more an average particle size of the carrier in the top layer. 7. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst according to claim 6, wherein the particle of the inorganic material is an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, cerium, zirconium, and titanium. 8. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst according to claim 6, wherein the particle of the inorganic material contains α-Al2O3. 9. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst according to claim 1, wherein a weight ratio of the carrier in the catalyst layer to the roughening material is in a range from 98/2 to 60/40. 10. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst according to claim 1, wherein an average particle size of the carrier is greater than or equal to 2 μm and less than or equal to 6 μm. 11. An exhaust gas purifying catalyst according to claim 1, wherein the noble metal is at least one selected from the group consisting of platinum, palladium, and rhodium, and the carrier is an oxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of aluminum, cerium, zirconium, and lanthanum. 12. A method of manufacturing an exhaust gas purifying catalyst according to claim 1, comprising: preparing a powder composed of oxide of a carrier, which supports noble metal; preparing a slurry containing the oxide powder of the carrier and a roughening material; and applying the slurry on an inner wall of a substrate, followed by drying and baking to form a catalyst layer.