The invention provides a battery, which can improve a capacity and cycle characteristics. The battery comprises an electrode winding body, wherein a cathode and an anode are layered and wound with a separator in between inside a battery can. An electrolytic solution is impregnated in the separator. The electrolytic solution contains propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, a low viscosity solvent such as dimethyl carbonate, diethyl carbonate, and ethyl methyl carbonate, a carbonic acid ester of an unsaturated compound such as vinylethylene carbonate and vinylene carbonate, and a lithium salt. A content of the propylene carbonate is from 5 wt % to 20 wt %, and a content of the carbonic acid ester is from 0.3 wt % to 3 wt %.
1. A battery comprising:
a cathode comprising a cathode current collector, an external cathode region having an active material layer only on the external side of the cathode current collector, an exposed cathode region wherein no active material layer is provided, and a both sides cathode region having an active material layer on both sides of the cathode current collector;
an anode comprising an anode current collector, an external anode region having an active material layer only on the external side of the anode current collector, an exposed anode region wherein no active material layer is provided, and a both sides anode region having an active material layer on both sides of the anode current collector; and
an electrolyte
comprising propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, a low viscosity solvent having a boiling point of 150° C. or less, a carbonic acid ester of an unsaturated compound and a lithium salt; and a content of the propylene carbonate is from 5 wt % to 20 wt %, and a content of the carbonic acid ester is from 0.3 wt % to 3 wt %.
2. A battery according to claim 1 , wherein the electrolyte contains at least either ethyl methyl carbonate, dimethyl carbonate, or diethyl carbonate as a low viscosity solvent.
3. A battery according to claim 1 , wherein the cathode and the anode are layered and wound with the electrolyte in between to form a winding body; and at least either the cathode or the anode comprises one or more circuits of an exposed region wherein no active material layer is provided at least either at a center side of the winding body or at a peripheral side of the winding body.