摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an active material for nickel electrode of alkaline battery, having high rate of discharge characteristics and high charging efficiency, even when the battery temperature is high. SOLUTION: This active material for the nickel electrode of alkaline battery comprises a first component of nickel hydroxide family and a second component containing one kind of element selected from among the element group of scandium, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, lutetium, hafnium, tantalum, tungsten, rhenium, osmium, iridium, platinum, gold and mercury. The second component, in general contains a 0.5 to 20 wt. parts for the first component of 100. |