Abstract: A lithium secondary battery includes: a positive electrode that includes a positive electrode active material including a compound represented by the following Formula (X) and a binder including a polyvinylidene fluoride having a weight average molecular weight of from 300,000 to 950,000; a negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution that includes at least one of lithium difluorophosphate or lithium monofluorophosphate. In Formula (X), each of a, b, and c is independently more than 0 but less than 1.00, and the sum of a, b, and c is from 0.99 to 1.00.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery including: a positive electrode which contains a positive electrode active material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium; a negative electrode which contains a negative electrode active material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, wherein at least one of the positive electrode or the negative electrode contains a polymer that is a reaction product of a defined compound (A) and a defined compound (B) which is different from compound (A), and the non-aqueous electrolytic solution contains an additive (X). The additive (X) is at least one compound selected from the group consisting of: a carbonate compound having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond, a carbonate compound having a halogen atom, an alkali metal salt, a sulfonic acid ester compound, a sulfuric acid ester compound, a nitrile compound, a dioxane compound, and a substituted aromatic hydrocarbon compound.

Abstract: An electrode for a lithium battery, containing a current collector (A) and a mixture layer (B) contacting the current collector (A) and including an active material (a), an organic solvent binder (b), a conduction assistant (c) comprising carbon black in which an average particle diameter of a primary particle is 1 ?m or less, and a nitrogen-containing polymer (d).