Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt at a concentration of 1.5 M to 2.0 M, an organic solvent containing ethylene carbonate and ethyl propionate, and a first additive represented by Formula 1, wherein the ethylene carbonate and the ethyl propionate are present in a volume ratio of 1:9 to 1.5:8.5: NC—R—CH?CH—R1—CN ??[Formula 1] In Formula 1, R and R1 are each independently a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprises a lithium salt, an organic solvent containing a carbonate compound and a propionate compound, and an additive containing 1,4-dicyano-2-butene and 1,3,5-cyclohexanetricarbonitrile, wherein a volume ratio of the carbonate compound to the propionate compound is 10:90 to 40:60, and wherein a weight ratio of the 1,4-dicyano-2-butene to the 1,3,5-cyclohexanetricarbonitrile is 1:1.5 to 1:3.7.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and a compound represented by Formula 1 as an additive. A lithium secondary battery including the non-aqueous electrolyte solution has improved high-rate charge and discharge characteristics at high temperature.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium salt, an organic solvent, and an additive, wherein the additive includes 1,4-dicyano-2-butene (DCB) and a compound represented by Formula 1.