| abstract |
There is provided a hydrogen storage alloy electrode having a hydrogen storage alloy layer excellent in water repellency, capable of suppressing an increase in battery internal pressure, and giving a nickel-hydrogen secondary battery excellent in cycle characteristics and load characteristics. The formula (1): Rf-X (wherein Rf is a fluoroalkyl group optionally containing an ether bond having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; X is a carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, phosphoric acid, silicic acid, and Hydrogen storage alloy having a hydrogen storage alloy layer (I) containing a fluorine compound (a), a binder (b), and hydrogen storage alloy particles (c), on the conductive support (II). electrode. [Selection figure] None |