An electrolyte for a rechargeable lithium battery, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The electrolyte includes a non-aqueous organic solvent, a lithium salt, and an additive, wherein the additive includes a first compound selected from ...

Disclosed herein is a novel non-aqueous electrolyte additive and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, wherein the additive for the non-aqueous electrolyte additive can form a film on the surface of the electrode during the activation of the rec...

An additive for a non-aqueous electrolyte, a non-aqueous electrolyte including the same, and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. The additive includes an ionic compound to form a coating film on an electrode surface, thereb...

New ionic compounds corresponding to the formula (R1X1(=Z1)Q-X2(=Z2)R2)m Mm (I) :- M = a proton or metallic cation of valence m chosen from alkali, alkaline earth, transition, rare earth metals or an organic onium cation or organo-metallic cation ;m is gre...

Polymerisable bifunctional bis-sulfonyl monomers of formula (I) are new and can be (co)polymerised to form ion exchange polymers. Bifunctional monomers of formula (I) are new. (T-SO2-Y-SO2T') M (I) T and T' = organic radicals comprising at least one active...

A polymer electrolyte has a specific disulfonylimide unit (I). A polymer electrolyte has a structural unit of formula (I): -[Ar 1>-SO 2-N ->(X +>)-SO 2-Ar 2>) m-SO 2-N ->(X +>)-SO 2-Ar 1>-O]- (I) Ar 1>, Ar 2>divalent aromatic groups; m : 0-3; and X +>hydro...