An alkaline dry cell includes a bottomed cylindrical cell case, a positive electrode packed in the cell case and is made of a stack of n pieces of hollow cylindrical pellets, a negative electrode disposed in a hollow portion of the pellets, a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and an alkaline electrolytic solution. A thickness of a body portion of the cell case is 0.08 to 0.16 mm. n is an integer of 3 or more. An average density d.sub.m of manganese dioxide in the n pellets is 2.80 to 3.00 g/cm.sup.3. A density of manganese dioxide of at least one pellet positioned in a middle portion in a height direction of the stack is 2.75 g/cm.sup.3 or less.

A positive terminal of a battery may act as an antenna ground plane for communicating battery status information. The positive terminal of the battery may include a first electrically conductive external surface with a first surface area. The negative terminal of the battery may include a second electrically conductive external surface with a second surface area less than the first surface area. An antenna impedance matching circuit may electrically connect to a communication circuit, an antenna, and the positive terminal of the battery. Thus the positive terminal of the battery may act as a ground plane for the antenna.

As a battery can forming steel plate that configures an electrode can (a positive electrode can) of an alkaline battery and is to be formed into a battery can by presswork, the steel plate as a base material includes an iron and nickel diffusion layer or an iron and nickel-cobalt alloy diffusion layer that is formed by forming a nickel plated layer or a nickel-cobalt alloy plated layer with a thickness of 0.5 to 2.0 m on an inner surface of a battery can of a steel plate (base material steel plate) as a base material, and subsequently performing heat diffusion treatment on the nickel plated layer or the nickel-cobalt alloy plated layer. An average number of crystal grains per 0.25 mm.sup.2 unit area of the steel plate as the base material is equal to or more than 12.3.

An alkaline dry battery includes: a bottomed cylindrical case including: a bottom portion having a positive electrode terminal portion; and a cylindrical side portion; a hollow cylindrical positive electrode in internal contact with the case; a negative electrode that is packed in a hollow portion of the positive electrode and contains a negative electrode active material containing zinc; a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; an alkaline electrolyte solution; and a sealing unit. The alkaline electrolyte solution is contained in the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator. The sealing unit has a negative electrode terminal portion, and covers an opening of the case. An additive is packed in a gap between the negative electrode and the sealing unit and/or a gap between the negative electrode and the bottom portion. The additive contains a polyethylene glycol compound with a melting point of 46 C. or more.

An alkaline dry battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive electrode contains electrolyte and the negative electrode contains electrolyte. The positive electrode further contains electrolytic manganese dioxide, sodium, and zinc. The electrical potential of the electrolytic manganese dioxide is 300 mV or higher and 340 mV or lower with respect to that of a reference electrode made of mercury oxide. The content of the sodium in the positive electrode is 800 ppm by mass or more and 3000 ppm by mass or less. The content of the zinc in the positive electrode is 2400 ppm by mass or more and 4600 ppm by mass or less.

An alkaline dry battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The positive electrode contains electrolyte and the negative electrode contains electrolyte. The positive electrode further contains electrolytic manganese dioxide, sodium, and zinc. The electrical potential of the electrolytic manganese dioxide is 300 mV or higher and 340 mV or lower with respect to that of a reference electrode made of mercury oxide. The content of the sodium in the positive electrode is 800 ppm by mass or more and 3000 ppm by mass or less. The content of the zinc in the positive electrode is 2400 ppm by mass or more and 4600 ppm by mass or less.

A button cell includes a housing cup and a top separated by a seal and forms a housing with parallel flat bottom and top areas, and an electrode-separator assembly including a flat positive and negative electrode and connected by one flat separator, wherein the electrodes are aligned essentially at right angles to the flat bottom and top areas and the assembly is a spiral winding having end faces defining side surfaces of the winding facing in an axial direction relative to the flat bottom and top areas, one of the electrodes connects to the flat bottom or top area via an output conductor including a foil resting between an end face of the winding and the flat top or bottom area, and at least one insulator preventing direct mechanical and electrical contact between the end faces of the winding and the flat bottom and top areas.

An alkaline dry battery includes: a bottomed cylindrical case; a hollow cylindrical positive electrode inscribed in the case; a negative electrode filled in a hollow part of the positive electrode and including a negative electrode active material containing zinc; a separator disposed between the positive and negative electrodes; an alkaline electrolytic solution; and a sealing unit. The alkaline electrolytic solution is contained in the positive and negative electrodes, and the separator. The sealing unit covers an opening of the case and includes a negative electrode current collector, a portion of the negative electrode current collector being inserted into the negative electrode. An additive is packed in a gap between the negative electrode and the sealing unit. The additive includes a wax component having a melting point of 60 C. or more and 110 C. or less. The wax component being an aliphatic hydrocarbon compound and/or an ester compound.

An alkaline electrochemical cell includes a cathode, an anode which includes an anode active material, and a non-conductive separator disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein from about 20% to about 50% by weight of the anode active material relative to a total amount of anode active material has a particle size of less than about 75 m, and wherein the separator includes a unitary, cylindrical configuration having an open end, a side wall, and integrally formed closed end disposed distally to the open end.

An alkaline electrochemical cell includes a cathode, an anode which includes an anode active material, and a non-conductive separator disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein from about 20% to about 50% by weight of the anode active material relative to a total amount of anode active material has a particle size of less than about 75 m, and wherein the separator includes a unitary, cylindrical configuration having an open end, a side wall, and integrally formed closed end disposed distally to the open end.