TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Component: The salt(s) is lithium chlorate, lithium borotetrafluoride, LiAsF6, lithium hexafluorophosphoric acid (LiPF6), LiSbF6, LiCF3SO3, LiC6F5SO3, LIC(CF3SO2)3, LiN(SO2C2F5)2, LiN(SO2CF3)2, LiAlCl4, LiGaCl4, LiSCN, lithium oxide, LiO3SCF3, LiO2CCF3, LiSO6F, LiB(C6H5)4 (all not defined), Li-methide, Li-imide or Li alkyl fluorophosphates.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Component: The salt(s) includes an organoborate salt and a non-organoborate salt. The organoborate salt includes mono(bidentate)borate salt, dihalo mono(bidentate)borate, lithium dihalo mono(bidentate)borate, lithium difluoro oxalatoborate, bis(bidentate)borate, lithium bis(bidentate)borate, or lithium bis-oxalato borate. At least one silane includes a silicon linked to substituent(s) that each include a poly(alkylene oxide)moiety or a cyclic carbonate moiety. At least one disiloxane includes a backbone with a silicon linked to substituent(s) that each include a poly(alkylene oxide) moiety or a cyclic carbonate moiety. The electrolyte includes trisiloxane(s) comprising a backbone with three silicons linked to substituent(s) that each include a poly(alkylene oxide) moiety or a cyclic carbonate moiety, tetrasiloxane(s) comprising a backbone with four silicons that linked to substituent(s) that each include a poly(alkylene oxide) moiety or a cyclic carbonate moiety, or polysiloxane(s) comprising a backbone with greater than or equal to5 silicons linked to substituents that each include a poly(alkylene oxide) moiety or a cyclic carbonate moiety. The organic solvent(s) is cyclic carbonates, linear carbonates, dialkyl carbonates, aliphatic carboxylate esters, linear ethers, cyclic ethers, or fluorinated carboxylate esters. It may be also ethylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, vinylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, ethylmethyl carbonate and dipropyl carbonate, diglyme, triglyme, tetraglyme, or 1,2-dimethoxyethane.Preferred Structure: The organoborate salt is one or more of 2 metal-ion containing compounds, e.g. compound of formula (1). The silane is of formula SiR4-x-yR'xR''y. The disiloxane(s) is of formula (R5)-Si(R1)(R3)-O-(R2)Si(R4)-R6. The trisiloxane is one or more of 2 compounds, e.g. compound of formula R8-(R5)Si(R6)-O-(R1)Si(R2)-O-(R3)Si(R4)-R7.M+=metal ion from Group I or Group II elements;Y3=-CX(CR2)aCX-, -CZZ'(CR2)aCZZ'-, -CX(CR2)aCZZ'-, -SO2(CR2)bSO2-, or -CO(CR2)bSO2-;X==O or =NR'';Z=alkyl, halogenated alkyl, -C=NR', CR'3 or R';Z'=alkyl, halogenated alkyl, -C=NR', CR'3 or R';R''=halo;R'=halo or H;R=H, alkyl, halogenated alkyl, CN, or halo;a=0-4;b=1-4;R=alkyl group, aryl group, or halo;R'x=one or more of 2 compounds, e.g. compound of formula -R9-O-(CH2-C(R10)H-O)n-R11 (VIII-A);R9=nil or organic spacer;R10=H, alkyl or aryl;R11=alkyl or aryl;n=1-15;R''y=formula VIII-B;R12=organic spacer;p=1-2;x=0-4;y=0-4;(x+y)=greater than or equal to1;R1-R4=alkyl or aryl groups;R5=one or more of 3 compounds, e.g. compound of formula -R9-O-(CH2-C(R10)H-O)n-R11 (VII-A);R9=nil or spacer;R10, R11=H, alkyl or aryl;n=1-12;R6=R1 or one or more of 2 compounds, e.g. compound of formula -R17-O-(CH2-C(R18)H-O)q-R19 (VII-D);R17=nil or spacer;R18=H, alkyl or aryl;R19=alkyl or aryl;q=1-12;R1, R2=alkyl group;R3- R6=alkyl or aryl group;R7=one or more of 2 compounds, e.g. compound of formula -R9-O-(CH2-C(R10)H-O)n-R11 (V-A);R8=one or more of 2 compounds, e.g. compound of formula (V-C);R13=nil or spacer;R14=H, alkyl or aryl;R15=alkyl or aryl; andq=1-12.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Component: The organic solvent(s) is propylene carbonate.