This invention relates to a
lithium secondary battery comprising a positive
electrode, a negative
electrode, a separator disposed between the positive and negative electrodes, and a non-
aqueous electrolyte. The positive
electrode comprises a positive electrode active material, which comprises a
lithium transition metal oxide represented by the following
chemical formula A. The non-
aqueous electrolyte comprises a
lithium salt, an
organic solvent, and an additive. The
organic solvent comprises a linear
carbonate, which comprises
diethyl carbonate, and the amount of
diethyl carbonate present is from 5% to 25% by volume relative to the total volume of the
organic solvent. The additive comprises lithium dioxalatoborate. [
Chemical Formula A]Li 1+x [Ni a Co b Mn c M 1 d O 2+w In the above
chemical formula A, 0 ≤ x ≤ 0.5, a + b + c + d = 1, 0.5 ≤ a ≤ 0.7, 0 ≤ b ≤ 0.15, c = 1 - a - b - d, 0 ≤ d ≤ 0.1, 0 ≤ b / a ≤ 0.2, 1 ≤ a / c ≤ 3, 0 ≤ w ≤ 1, and M 1 It is selected from at least one of W, Cu, Fe, V, Cr, Ti, Zr, Zn, Al, In, Ta, Y, La, Sr, Ga, Sc, Gd, Sm, Ca, Ce, Nb, Mg, B and Mo.