TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRONICS - Preferred Components: The lithium air battery further comprises a negative electrode (12), where the lithium ions are intercalatable and deintercalatable, a lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane (13) and a positive electrode (11) using oxygen as a positive electrode active material, where the electrolyte is included between the lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane and the positive electrode. The electrolyte further comprises one or more solvents comprising an aprotic solvent and water. The lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane: comprises one or more an inorganic material and a solid polymer electrolyte component; and is a glass-ceramic solid electrolyte or a stack structure of the solid electrolyte and a solid polymer electrolyte. The second electrolyte is a liquid electrolyte comprising a non-aqueous solvent and lithium salts, an inorganic solid electrolyte membrane and/or a solid polymer electrolyte membrane. Preferred Method: The lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane is disposed between the negative electrode and the positive electrode or formed on one surface of the negative electrode. In the lithium air battery, all or part of the electrolyte is impregnated in the positive electrode; a second electrolyte is further disposed between the negative electrode and the lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane; and a separator is further disposed between the lithium ion conductive solid electrolyte membrane and the positive electrode.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: (I) is tetraglyme.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The lithium ion conductive polymers are hydrophilic matrix polymers. The hydrophilic matrix polymers are one or more polymers comprising an alkylene oxide polymer, hydrophilic acrylic polymer and hydrophilic methacrylic polymer. The hydrophilic matrix polymer is an alkylene oxide-based polymer. EXAMPLE - Lithium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide (7 g) was dissolved in tetraglyme (20 ml) and mixed with polyethylene oxide (4 g) and worked up to give electrolyte.