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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric industrial Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/040 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 1/040 ;
Abstract
In a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising an organic solvent and a solute dissolved in the organic solvent, a lithium salt containing at least one organic anion selected from phthalimide, a derivative of phthalimide, phthalimidine and a derivative of phthalimidine is used as the solute. Such non-aqueous electrolyte is not liable to react with the negative electrode in a primary battery and a secondary battery during a long-term storage at high temperatures. As a consequence, by using this non-aqueous electrolyte, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery having an excellent storage property can be obtained; and the charge/discharge cycle characteristics are improved in a secondary battery.