Positive electrode active material for alkaline secondary battery and alkaline secondary battery including the positive electrode active material

US2017237065A1 · US · A1

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Publication numberUS-2017237065-A1
Application numberUS-201715425816-A
CountryUS
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Filing dateFeb 6, 2017
Priority dateFeb 12, 2016
Publication dateAug 17, 2017
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A nickel-hydrogen secondary battery includes an electrode group comprising a separator, a positive electrode, and a negative electrode, and the positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material including a base particle comprising a nickel hydroxide particle containing Mn in solid solution and a conductive layer comprising a Co compound and covering the surface of the base particle, wherein the X-ray absorption edge energy of Mn detected within 6500 to 6600 eV by measurement with an XAFS method is 6548 eV or higher.

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What is claimed is: 1 . A positive electrode active material for an alkaline secondary battery, comprising: a base particle comprising a nickel hydroxide particle containing Mn in solid solution and a conductive layer comprising a Co compound and covering a surface of the base particle, wherein: an X-ray absorption edge energy of the Mn detected within 6500 to 6600 eV by measurement with an XAFS (X-ray Absorption Fine Structure) method is 6548 eV or high. 2 . The positive electrode active material for an alkaline secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein: a content of the Mn is 0.1% by mass or more and 2.0% by mass or less based on a quantity of the nickel hydroxide. 3 . The positive electrode active material for an alkaline secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein: the conductive layer contains an alkali metal. 4 . The positive electrode active material for an alkaline secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein: the alkali metal is Na. 5 . The positive electrode active material for an alkaline secondary battery according to claim 3 , wherein: the alkali metal is Na and Li. 6 . The positive electrode active material for an alkaline secondary battery according to claim 1 , wherein: the measurement with an XAFS method is XAFS measurement with a fluorescence yield method. 7 . An alkaline secondary battery comprising a container and an electrode group contained together with an alkaline electrolytic solution in the container, wherein: the electrode group comprises a positive electrode and a negative electrode laminated with a separator sandwiched therebetween, and the positive electrode contains the positive electrode active material for an alkaline secondary battery according to claim 1 .

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  • Inhibitors, e.g. gassing inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors · CPC title

  • Nickel accumulators (H01M10/34 takes precedence) · CPC title

  • of nickel, cobalt or iron · CPC title

  • Positive electrodes · CPC title

  • Nickel oxide or hydroxide electrodes · CPC title

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What does patent US2017237065A1 cover?
A nickel-hydrogen secondary battery includes an electrode group comprising a separator, a positive electrode, and a negative electrode, and the positive electrode contains a positive electrode active material including a base particle comprising a nickel hydroxide particle containing Mn in solid solution and a conductive layer comprising a Co compound and covering the surface of the base partic…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Fdk Corp, Fujitsu Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M4/366. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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Publication date Thu Aug 17 2017 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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