Nickel hydroxide active material for use in alkaline storage cell and manufacturing method of the same

摘要

A nickel hydroxide active material for use in an alkaline storage cell, the active material being essentially composed of nickel hydroxide particles covered with a cobalt compound adhered to their surfaces, wherein the cobalt compound is disordered in a crystal structure and formed in a higher order state containing alkali cation, and wherein the nickel hydroxide is in the form of a higher order nickel compound of higher density in volume.