TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ELECTRICAL POWER AND ENERGY - Preferred Electrolyte: The electrolyte comprises the additive (0.005-10, preferably 0.01-5 wt.%). Preferred Battery: In the battery, the positive electrode comprises a film formed on its surface, where the film is partially or fully derived from the additive in the electrolyte, and the thickness of the film is 0.5-100 nm.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The lithium salt is one compound selected from lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6), lithium tetrafluoroborate (LiBF4), lithium hexafluroantimonate (LiSbF6), lithium hexafluoroarsenate (LiAsF6), lithium trifluoromethanesulfonate (LiCF3SO3), lithium tris(trifluoromethane sulfonate) carbide (Li(CF3SO2)3C), lithium bistrifluoromethylsulfonyl imide (Li(CF3SO2)2N), LiC4F9SO3, lithium perchlorate (LiClO4), LiAlO4, lithium tetrachloroaluminate (LiAlCl4), lithium tetraphenylborate (LiBPh4), LiN(CxF2x+1SO2)(CxF2y+1SO2), lithium chloride (LiCl), lithium iodide (LiI), and/or lithium bisoxalate borate (LIBOB). The positive active material is Li1+z(M')1-zO2. The positive active material has an operating potential of 4.5 plus minus 0.5 V. The negative active material is at least one material from vanadium oxide, lithium vanadium oxide, Si, SiOm, Si-T' alloys, graphite, soft carbon, hard carbon, meso-phase pitch carbide, and calcined coke.x and y=natural numbers;z=0.05-0.2;M'=transition metal;m=0-2;T'=Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Sc, Y, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Cr, Mo, W, Re, Fe, Pb, Ru, Os, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au, Zn, Cd, B, Al, Ga, Sn, In, Ti, Ge, P, As, Sb, Bi, S, Se, and/or Te.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Compound: The compound (I) is compound of formula (I').A1 and A2=Compound (i), -C(B4-R'2)=, -NH-, or -C(=O)-;B3 and B4=single bond, -C(=O)- or 1-5C alkylene group;R1a, and R'1-R'4=1-20C alkyl, 1-20C alkoxy, 2-20C alkenyl, 2-20C alkynyl, 3-30C cycloalkyl, 6-30C aryl, 6-30C aryloxy, 6-30C heteroaryl (all optionally substituted), H, halo, hydroxyl, cyano, -C(=O)R'a, -C(=O)OR'a, -OCO(OR'a), -C=N(R'a), -SR'a, -S(=O)R'a, -S(=O)2R'a, -PR'a, or 2-20C alkylene oxide.Provided that:(1) A1 and A2 include at least one of the compound (i) and -NH-; and(2) at least one of R1a, and R'1-R'4 includes 1-20C alkoxy, 6-30C aryloxy, 6-30C heteroaryl group (all optionally substituted), or a polar functional group selected from halo, hydroxyl, -C(=O)R'a, -C(=O)OR'a, -OCO(OR'a), C=N(R'a), -SR'a, -PR'a, or 2-20C alkylene oxide.Preferred Components: The non-aqueous organic solvent is a carbonate-based solvent, an ester-based solvent, an ether-based solvent, a ketone-based solvent, an alcohol-based solvent, and/or a non-protonic solvent. SPECIFIC COMPOUNDS - 16 Compounds are specified as the compound (I), e.g. 1H-indazol-5-ol (Ia), 1H-indazol-4-ol, 1,2-dihydro-indazol-3-one, 1,3-dihydro-benzoimidazol-2-one, 7-methyl-2-p-tolyl-imidazo(1,2-a)pyridine.    EXAMPLE - An electrolyte comprising: 5-hydroxyindazole (0.1 wt.%), lithium hexafluorophosphate (LiPF6) (1.3 M), ethylene carbonate (30 vol.%), diethyl carbonate (50 vol.%), and ethyl methyl carbonate (20 vol.%), was prepared.