Hydrogen absorbing alloy and secondary battery
US7501207B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 25, 2007 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2027 |
Classification
- 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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