Positive electrode for alkaline storage battery and alkaline storage battery using the same

摘要

A positive electrode for an alkaline storage battery having a high capacity and facilitating the manufacturing thereof and an alkaline storage battery using the same are provided. The positive electrode utilized includes active material powder containing nickel hydroxide and powder made of cobalt compounds, where a ratio of a cobalt compound with a valence of cobalt being 2.6 or more to the whole of cobalt compounds is 30 weight % or more.