TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The cathode comprises a lithium mixed metal oxide of LiMnO2, LiMn2O4, LiCoO2, Li2Cr2O7, Li2CrO4, LiNiO2, LiFeO2, LiNixCo1-xO2 (0 less than x less than 1), LiFePO4, LiMn0.5Ni0.5O2, LiMnxCoyNi2O2, where 0 less than x, y, z less than 1, and/or LiMc0.5Mn1.5O4 where Mc is a divalent metal. The anode comprises a material of crystalline carbon, lithium metal, LiMnO2, LiAl, LiZn, Li3Bi, Li3Cd, Li3Sb, Li4Si, Li4.4Pb, Li4.4Sn, Li2.6Co0.4N and/or Li4Ti5O12. The anode further comprises a material of SnO, SnO2, GeO, GeO2, In2O, In2O3, PbO, PbO2, Pb2O3, Pb3O4, Ag2O, AgO, Ag2O3, Sb2O3, Sb2O4, Sb2O5, SiO, ZnO, CoO, NiO and/or FeO; a binder of polyvinylidene fluoride, styrene-butadiene rubber, polyamide and/or melamine; a salt additive of chelated orthoborate salts or chelated orthophosphate salts. The salt additive is lithium bis(oxalato)borate, lithium bis(malonato) borate, lithium bis(difluoromalonato) borate, lithium (malonato oxalato) borate, lithium (difluoromalonato oxalato) borate, lithium tris(oxalato)phosphate or lithium tris(difluoromalonato)phosphate. The secondary battery comprises 0.05-3 (preferably 0.1-2) wt.% of (A); and 0.1-2.5 M concentration of solute. The first salt or solute is LiPF6, LiBF4, LiClO4, LiAsF6, LiTaF6, LiAlCl4, LiCF3SO3, Li2B10Cl10, Li2B10F10, Li2B12HxF(12-x), LiBFy(RF)4-y, LiPFz(RF)6-z, LiBF2(C2O4(CE2)w), LiPF2(C2O4(CE2)w)2, LiPF4(C2O4(CE2)w), LiN(SO2CmF2m+1)(SO2CnF2n+1), LiC(SO2CkF2k+1)(SO2CmF2m+1)(SO2CnF2n+1), LiN(SO2CpF2pSO2) or LiC(SO2CpF2pSO2)(SO2CqF2q+1),E = H, F or Cl;RF = a perfluorinated 1-20C alkyl or aromatic.Where 1 less than or equal to k, m, n, p, q less than or equal to 10; 0 less than or equal to w less than or equal to 4; 0 less than or equal to x less than or equal to 12; 0 less than or equal to y less than or equal to 3; and 0 less than or equal to z less than or equal to 5.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The non-aqueous solvent is ethylene carbonate, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, dipropyl carbonate, dibutyl carbonate, ethyl methyl carbonate, methyl propyl carbonate, ethyl propyl carbonate, tetrahydrofuran, 2-methyl tetrahydrofuran, 1,3-dioxolane, 1,4-dioxane, 1,2-dimethoxyethane, 1,2-diethoxyethane, 1,2-dibutoxyethane, acetonitrile, dimethylformamide, methyl formate, ethyl formate, propyl formate, butyl formate, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, butyl acetate, methyl propionate, ethyl propionate, propyl propionate, butyl propionate, methyl butyrate, ethyl butyrate, propyl butyrate, butyl butyrate, y-butyrolactone, 2-methyl- gamma -butyrolactone, 3-methyl- gamma -butyrolactone, 4-methyl- gamma -butyrolactone, beta -propiolactone, delta -valerolactone, trimethyl phosphate, triethyl phosphate, tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate, tris(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) phosphate, tripropyl phosphate, triisopropyl phosphate, tributyl phosphate, trihexyl phosphate, triphenyl phosphate and/or tritolyl phosphate. Preferred Definitions:    R4-R9 = H, halo, 1-20C alkyl, phenyl (both optionally substituted).    Aleast one of R1-R3 further comprises a moiety of -O-, -S-, -CO-, -CO2-, -SO-, -SO2-, -NR4-, -NR5R6, -PR7- or -Si(R8R9)-; and at least one of R4-R9 further comprises a moiety of -O-, -S-, -CO-, -CO2-, -SO-, -SO2-, amine, phosphorous linkage or silica linkage.    EXAMPLE - Ethylene carbonate, dimethyl carbonate and ethyl methyl carbonate were mixed in a weight ratio of 1:1:1 to prepare a nonaqueous organic solvent mixture. LiPFe (1 M) was added into the above solvent mixture. Then triphenyl phosphite (5 wt.%) was added into the electrolytic solution to give the non-aqueous electrolytic solution.