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Hydrogen absorbing alloy and secondary battery

US7501207B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 25, 2007
Grant dateMar 10, 2009
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Expiry dateApr 25, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S420/90
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a hydrogen absorbing alloy containing as a principal phase at least one phase selected from the group consisting of a second phase having a rhombohedral crystal structure and a first phase having a crystal structure of a hexagonal system excluding a phase having a CaCu5 type structure, wherein a content of a phase having a crystal structure of AB2 type is not higher than 10% by volume including 0% by volume and the hydrogen absorbing alloy has a composition represented by general formula (1) given below:R1-a-bMgaTbNiZ-X-Y-αM1XM2YMnα  (1).

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