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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2008
Shinichi Iwamoto, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihisa Hirose, Osaka, JP;
Shinichi Iwamoto, Osaka, JP;
Yoshihisa Hirose, Osaka, JP;
Hitachi Maxell Energy, Ltd., Otokuni-Gun, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A positive electrode for an alkaline battery of the present invention includes a spinel-type manganese oxide as a positive electrode active material, wherein the spinel-type manganese oxide has a potential of 0.26 to 0.34 V with respect to a Hg/HgO reference electrode, and the content of the spinel-type manganese oxide in the entire positive electrode active material is not less than 30 mass %. Further, an alkaline battery of the present invention includes the above-described positive electrode for an alkaline battery of the invention, a negative electrode and an electrolyte.