TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The inorganic particles with the permittivity constant of greater than or equal to 5 comprise strontium titanate, tin dioxide, cerium(IV) oxide, magnesium oxide, nickel(II) oxide, calcium oxide, zinc oxide, zirconium dioxide, silicon dioxide, yttrium(III) oxide, aluminum oxide, aluminum oxide-hydroxide powder, aluminum hydroxide, titanium dioxide, silicon carbide, barium titanate, lead zirconium titanium oxide compound (Pb(Zrx, Ti1-x)O3), lead lanthanum zirconium titanium oxide compound (Pb1-xLaxZr1-yTiyO3), lead magnesium niobium compound ((1-x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-xPbTiO3), hafnium(IV) oxide, where x is 0-1, and y is 0-1. The inorganic particles having lithium ion transfer capability comprise: lithium phosphate; lithium titanium phosphate (LixTiy(PO4)3), where x is 0-2, and y is 0-3; lithium aluminum titanium phosphate (LixAlyTiz(PO4)3, where x is 0-2, y is 0-1, z is 0-3; lithium aluminum titanium oxide compound ((LiAlTiP)xOy)), where x is 0-4, y is 0-13; lithium lanthanum titanates (LixLayTiO3), where x is 0-2, and y is 0-3; lithium germanium thiophosphate (LixGeyPzSw), where x is 0-4, y is 0-1, z is 0-1, and w is 0-5; lithium nitrides (LixNy), where x is 0-4, and y is 0-2; lithium silicon sulfide compound (LixSiySz), where x is 0-3, y is 0-2 and z is 0-4; and lithium phosphorus sulfide compound (LixPySz), where x is 0-3, y is 0-3, and z is 0-7.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The polymeric binder comprises polyvinylidene fluoride, hexafluoro propylene, polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoro propylene, polyvinylidene fluoride-co-trichloroethylene, polymethyl methacrylate, polyacrylonitrile, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinylacetate, polyethylene-co-vinyl acetate, polyethylene oxide, cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose acetate propionate, cyanoethylpullulan, cyanoethylpolyvinylalcohol, cyanoethylcellulose, cyanoethylsucrose, pullulan, and carboxyl methyl cellulose. The separator comprises polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene, polypentene, polyethylene terephthalate, polybutylene terephthalate, polyester, polyacetal, polyamide, polycarbonate, polyimide, polyetheretherketone, polyethersulfone, polyphenylene oxide, polyphenylene sulfide and polyethylene naphthalene.