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Negative electrode material for nickel-metal hydride battery and treatment method thereof, and nickel-metal hydride battery

US8202650B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 2008
Grant dateJun 19, 2012
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Expiry dateMay 22, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/10
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A negative electrode material for a nickel-metal hydride battery containing a hydrogen-absorbing alloy represented by a general formula: Mm1-aT1aNixAlyMnzCobT2c, in which: Mm is at least one of light rare earth elements; T1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr and Ba; T2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Sn, Cu and Fe; and 0.015≦a≦0.5, 2.5≦x≦4.5, 0.05≦y+z≦2, 0≦b≦0.6, 0≦c≦0.6 and 5.6≦x+y+z+b+c≦6 are satisfied.

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