A battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution including a lithium hexafluorophosphate and an additive. The positive electrode active material includes a compound having a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and represented by Compositional Formula (1): Li.sub.xMe.sub.yO.sub.F.sub.. The additive is at least one selected from the group consisting of difluorophosphates, tetrafluoroborates, bis(oxalate)borate salts, bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide salts, and bis(fluorosulfonyl)imide salts.

A positive-electrode active material containing a compound that has a crystal structure belonging to the space group FM-3M and is represented by the composition formula (1):

Li.sub.xMe.sub.yO.sub.F.sub.(1)

wherein Me denotes one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, and Al, and the following conditions are satisfied.

1.3x2.2,

0.8y1.3,

12.93,

0.072.

A positive-electrode active material contains a compound that has a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and contains is represented by the composition formula (1) and an insulating compound,

Li.sub.xMe.sub.yO.sub.F.sub.(1) wherein Me denotes one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V, and Cr, and the following conditions are satisfied.

1.7x2.2

0.8y1.3

12.5

0.52

A positive-electrode active material contains a compound that has a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and that is represented by the composition formula (1):

Li.sub.xA.sub.yMe.sub.zO.sub.F.sub.(1)

wherein A denotes Na or K, Me denotes one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V, and Cr, and the following conditions are satisfied. 1.7x+y2.2 0<y0.2 0.8z1.3 12.5 0.52

A method of manufacturing lithium-metal nitride including suspending a lithium-metal-oxide-powder (LMOP) within a gaseous mixture, incrementally heating the suspended LMOP to a holding temperature of between 400 and 800 degrees Celsius such that the LMOP reaches the holding temperature, and maintaining the LMOP at the holding temperature for a time period in order for the gaseous mixture and the LMOP to react to form a lithium-metal nitride powder (LMNP).

A battery includes a positive electrode containing a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and a solid electrolyte. The positive electrode active material contains a compound which has a crystal structure belonging to the space group FM3-M and which is represented by the following formula:

Li.sub.xMe.sub.yO.sub.F.sub.(1)

where Me is one or more selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V and Cr and the conditions 1.7x2.2, 0.8y1.3, 12.5, and 0.52 are satisfied.

A battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution including a nonaqueous solvent. The positive electrode active material includes a compound having a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and represented by Compositional Formula (1): Li.sub.xMe.sub.yO.sub.F.sub., where, Me is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V, and Cr; and subscripts x, y, , and satisfy the following requirements: 1.7x2.2, 0.8y1.3, 12.5, and 0.52. The nonaqueous solvent includes a solvent having at least one fluoro group.

A battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution including an additive. The positive electrode active material includes a compound having a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and represented by Compositional Formula (1): Li.sub.xMe.sub.yO.sub.F.sub., where, Me is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V, and Cr; and subscripts x, y, , and satisfy the following requirements: 1.7x2.2, 0.8y1.3, 12.5, and 0.52. The additive is at least one selected from dinitrile compounds and diisocyanate compounds.

A positive-electrode active material contains a compound represented by the following composition formula (1):
Li.sub.xMe.sub.yO.sub.X.sub.(1) where Me denotes one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ni, Co, Fe, Al, Sn, Cu, Nb, Mo, Bi, Ti, V, Cr, Y, Zr, Zn, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Pt, Au, Ag, Ru, Ta, W, La, Ce, Pr, Sm, Eu, Dy, and Er, X denotes two or more elements selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, I, N, and S, and x, y, , and satisfy 0.75x2.25, 0.75y1.50, 1<3, and 0<2, respectively. A crystal structure of the compound belongs to a space group Fm-3m.

A battery includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material, a negative electrode, and an electrolytic solution including a nonaqueous solvent. The positive electrode active material includes a compound having a crystal structure belonging to a space group FM3-M and represented by Compositional Formula (1): Li.sub.xMe.sub.yO.sub.F.sub., where, Me is one or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Ni, Fe, Al, B, Ce, Si, Zr, Nb, Pr, Ti, W, Ge, Mo, Sn, Bi, Cu, Mg, Ca, Ba, Sr, Y, Zn, Ga, Er, La, Sm, Yb, V, and Cr; and subscripts x, y, , and satisfy the following requirements: 1.7x2.2, 0.8y1.3, 12.5, and 0.52. The nonaqueous solvent includes a solvent having at least one fluoro group.