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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2010
Shuhei Yoshida, Ibaraki, JP;
Kazuaki Tamura, Naruto, JP;
Yoshinobu Katayama, Naruto, JP;
Teruhito Nagae, Tokushima, JP;
Shuhei Yoshida, Ibaraki, JP;
Kazuaki Tamura, Naruto, JP;
Yoshinobu Katayama, Naruto, JP;
Teruhito Nagae, Tokushima, JP;
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., Moriguchi-shi, JP;
Abstract
A hydrogen-absorbing alloy for an alkaline storage battery with high power characteristics and excellent output power stability and a method for manufacturing the same are provided. The hydrogen-absorbing alloy for an alkaline storage battery of the invention is represented by AB(A: LaReMg, B: NiT, Re: at least one element selected from rare earth elements including Y (other than La), T: at least one element selected from Co, Mn, Zn, and Al, and z>0) and has a stoichiometric ratio n of 3.5 to 3.8, a ratio of La to Re (x/y) of 3.5 or less, at least an ABtype structure, and an average C axis length α of crystal lattice of 30 to 41 Å.