NOVELTY - A positive electrode for a secondary storage cell comprises a positive electrode active material; and a conductivity enhancement additive. The positive electrode active material exhibits a specific surface area of greater than or equal to5 m2/g, a crystallite diameter of less than or equal to70 nm, and a 50% cumulative particle diameter of less than or equal to1 microns.    USE - The positive electrode is used for a secondary storage cell (claimed) for use as storage battery for motor vehicles, particularly for electrically powered automobiles.    ADVANTAGE - The positive electrode inhibits the degradation of battery capacity by large current discharge operation. The ground positive electrode active material exhibits a specific surface area of greater than or equal to5 m2/g, a crystallite diameter determined by x-ray diffraction of less than or equal to70 nm, and a 50% cumulative particle diameter of less than or equal to1 microns.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (A) a secondary storage cell, comprising a negative electrode; a positive electrode electrically connected to the negative electrode; and an electrolyte surrounding the positive electrode and the negative electrode, where the positive electrode comprises a positive electrode active material and a conductivity enhancement additive, and the positive electrode active material exhibits a specific surface area of greater than or equal to5 m2/g, a crystallite diameter determined by x-ray diffraction of less than or equal to70 nm, and a 50% cumulative particle diameter of less than or equal to1 microns; and    (B) a method of fabricating a positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte battery, comprising grinding a positive electrode active material to form a ground positive electrode active material; adding a polymeric binder material, a conductivity enhancement additive and a polar organic solvent to the ground positive electrode active material to form a mixture; kneading the mixture for a time to form a slurry; applying the slurry to a surface of an electrically conductive substrate; and drying the slurry on the surface of the metal substrate.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure is a photograph of a scanning electron micrograph of a positive battery electrode.