Abstract: A battery 2 includes an outer can 10 and an electrode group 22 that is housed in the outer can 10 together with an alkaline electrolytic solution, in which a positive electrode 24 included in the electrode group 22 includes a positive electrode substrate and a positive electrode mixture supported on the positive electrode substrate, the positive electrode mixture includes nickel hydroxide and a positive electrode additive, the positive electrode additive includes a titanium oxide particle having an anatase-type crystal structure, the titanium oxide particle has an average primary particle size of 5 nm or more and 10 nm or less and a BET specific surface area of 230 m2/g or more and 360 m2/g or less, and includes 0.1% by mass or more of niobium, and a rate of addition of the titanium oxide relative to the nickel hydroxide is 0.1% by mass or more and 1.0% by mass or less.

Abstract: A battery 2 includes an outer can 10 and an electrode group 22 that is housed in the outer can 10 together with an alkaline electrolytic solution, in which a positive electrode 24 included in the electrode group 22 includes a positive electrode substrate and a positive electrode mixture supported on the positive electrode substrate, the positive electrode mixture includes nickel hydroxide, yttrium oxide serving as a first additive, and niobium oxide or titanium oxide serving as a second additive, a total amount of the first additive and the second additive is 0.1 parts by mass or more and 2.5 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the nickel hydroxide, a mass ratio of the first additive and the second additive is in a relationship of 1:0.2 to 5, and the positive electrode mixture after an activation treatment has a resistivity of 1 ?·m or more and 10 ?·m or less.

Abstract: A positive electrode for an alkaline secondary battery has high discharge capacity in a low temperature environment. The positive electrode included in the alkaline secondary battery has a positive electrode active material including 100 parts by mass of nickel hydroxide, and an additive including yttrium oxide. The nickel hydroxide includes an ?-phase single phase.

Abstract: A battery 2 includes an outer can 10 and an electrode group 22 that is housed in the outer can 10 together with an alkaline electrolytic solution, in which a positive electrode 24 included in the electrode group 22 includes a positive electrode substrate and a positive electrode mixture supported on the positive electrode substrate, the positive electrode mixture includes nickel hydroxide and a positive electrode additive, the positive electrode additive includes a titanium oxide particle having an anatase-type crystal structure, the titanium oxide particle has an average primary particle size of 5 nm or more and 10 nm or less and a BET specific surface area of 230 m2/g or more and 360 m2/g or less, and includes 0.1% by mass or more of niobium, and a rate of addition of the titanium oxide relative to the nickel hydroxide is 0.1% by mass or more and 1.0% by mass or less.

Abstract: A battery 2 includes an outer can 10 and an electrode group 22 that is housed in the outer can 10 together with an alkaline electrolytic solution, in which a positive electrode 24 included in the electrode group 22 includes a positive electrode substrate and a positive electrode mixture supported on the positive electrode substrate, the positive electrode mixture includes nickel hydroxide, yttrium oxide serving as a first additive, and niobium oxide or titanium oxide serving as a second additive, a total amount of the first additive and the second additive is 0.1 parts by mass or more and 2.5 parts by mass or less per 100 parts by mass of the nickel hydroxide, a mass ratio of the first additive and the second additive is in a relationship of 1:0.2 to 5, and the positive electrode mixture after an activation treatment has a resistivity of 1 ?·m or more and 10 ?·m or less.

Abstract: A battery includes an outer can, and an electrode group that is accommodated in the outer can together with an alkaline electrolyte solution, in which the electrode group includes a positive electrode and a negative electrode superposed with a separator being interposed therebetween, the positive electrode includes a positive electrode core and a positive electrode mixture packed in the positive electrode core, the positive electrode mixture includes a nickel hydroxide powder that is an aggregate of a particle of nickel hydroxide as a positive electrode active material, and a conductive material, the conductive material is a high-valent cobalt compound provided with a high valence and having a valence of higher than three, the high-valent cobalt compound containing sodium, and the conductive material is in an amount of 0.5 parts by mass or more and 5.0 parts by mass or less based on 100 parts by mass of the positive electrode active material.

Abstract: A nickel hydrogen secondary battery 2 has an outer can 10, and an electrode group 22 accommodated together with an alkali electrolyte solution in the outer can 10. The electrode group 22 includes a positive electrode 24 and a negative electrode 26 stacked through a separator 28. The positive electrode 24 includes a first positive electrode active substance and a second positive electrode active substance. These first and second positive electrode active substances each contain nickel hydroxide as a main component, and the first positive electrode active substance and the second positive electrode active substance differ in the amount of magnesium solid-dissolved.

Abstract: A nickel hydride secondary battery includes an electrode group including a separator, a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode body including a positive electrode core member and a positive electrode mixture that is filled in the positive electrode core member, and a surface layer existing on a surface part of the positive electrode body. The positive electrode mixture contains nickel hydroxide as a positive electrode active material, and the surface layer contains nickel.