Mitsuzou Nogami

Development of hydrogen-absorbing alloys for nickel-metal hydride secondary batteries

Abstract The effect of the stoichiometry of Mm(Ni 0.64 Co 0.2 Mn 0.12 Al 0.04 ) x alloy on the hydrogen absorption capacity, and the reactivity of two-phase alloys in alkaline solution, were investigated. Furthermore, the electrochemical characteristics of non-stoichiometric hydrogen-absorbing alloys with a second phase were investigated. Nonstoichiometric hydrogen-absorbing alloys ( x =4.5–4.8) with boron added were found to have higher electrochemical capacities and superior electrochemical reactivities than those of stoichiometric alloys without boron added.

Hydrogen-absorbing alloy electrode for metal hydride alkaline battery

A hydrogen-absorbing alloy electrode for metal hydride alkaline batteries is obtained by coating or filling a collector with a hydrogen-absorbing alloy powder consisting essentially of spherical particles and/or nearly spherical particles and then sintering the powder, the powder having an average particle diameter of 30 to 70 μm and containing 5 to 30% by volume of particles having a diameter of at least 2 times the average diameter and 10 to 40% by volume of particles having a diameter of not more than 1/2 of the average diameter. This electrode can give metal hydride alkaline batteries having excellent high-rate discharge characteristics and a long life.