The invention claimed is:
1 . A nickel positive electrode for an alkaline secondary battery, the nickel positive electrode comprising:
a positive electrode core having a conductive porous structure; and a positive electrode mixture, comprising positive electrode active material particles, conductive material, a positive electrode additive, water, and a binder, permeated in the conductive porous structure of the positive electrode core, wherein the positive electrode active material particles comprise nickel hydroxide and an Al solid solution in a crystalline structure, with sulfate salt contained in the crystalline structure of the particles, and wherein a weight ratio of a S component contained in the sulfate salt contained in the particles to a Ni component in the particles is 0.28% or more and 1.50% or less.
2 . An alkaline secondary battery, comprising:
a container; and an electrode group housed in the container together with an alkaline electrolyte liquid, wherein the electrode group includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode that are combined with a separator interposed therebetween, and the positive electrode is the nickel electrode for an alkaline secondary battery according to claim 1 .
3 . The alkaline secondary battery according to claim 2 , wherein the negative electrode includes a hydrogen storage alloy.