Patent ID: 6106769
Filing Date: 2000-08-22
Classification: C01B,C22C,H01M,Y02E,Y10S

Abstract:
A hydrogen absorbing alloy composition which comprises;(1) 100 parts by weight of a LnNi.sub.5 type hydrogen absorbing alloy, wherein Ln represents at least one rare earth element, and(2) 0.2 to 20 parts by weight of at least one rare-earth containing component selected from the group consisting of:oxides of heavy rare-earth elements Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu;hydroxides of heavy rare-earth elements Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb and Lu;compound oxides comprising at least two oxides of different metals including at least one rare-earth element; andcompound hydroxides comprising at least two hydroxides of different metals including at least one rare-earth element.