Hydrogen-absorbing alloy electrode and alkaline storage battery
US7544442B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 30, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 31, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S420/90
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A hydrogen-absorbing alloy for a negative electrode in an alkaline storage battery includes a first hydrogen-absorbing alloy and a second first hydrogen-absorbing alloy. The first hydrogen-absorbing alloy contains at least a rare-earth element, Mg, Ni, and Al, and has an intensity ratio IA/IB of 0.1 or greater in X-ray diffraction analysis using Cu—Kα radiation as an X-ray source, where IA is the strongest peak intensity that appears in the range of 2θ=31° to 33°, and IB is the strongest peak intensity that appears in the range of 2θ=40° to 44°. The second hydrogen-absorbing alloy has a Co content greater than that of the first hydrogen-absorbing alloy.
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