An
electrolyte including a dinitrile compound, a trinitrile compound, and propyl
propionate. Based on the total weight of the
electrolyte, the weight percentage of the dinitrile compound is X, the weight percentage of the trinitrile compound is Y, and the weight percentage of the propyl
propionate is Z, wherein, about 2 wt %<(X+Y)≤about 11 wt %, about 0.1≤(X / Y)≤about 4, about 30 wt %≤Z≤about 50 wt %, about 2 wt %<X≤about 6 wt %, and about 0.01<(Y / Z)≤about 0.3; wherein the trinitrile compound comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of 1,3,5-pentanetricarbonitrile; 1,2,3-propanetrinitrile, 1,3,6-hexanetricarbonitrile; 1,2,6-hexanetricarbonitrile, 1,2,3-
tris(2-cyanoethoxy)
propane; 1,2,4-
tris(2-cyanoethoxy)
butane, 1,1,1-
tris(cyanoethoxymethylene)ethane, 1,1,1-tris(cyanoethoxymethylene)
propane, 3-methyl-1,3,5-tris(cyanoethoxy)
pentane, 1,2,7-tris(cyanoethoxy)
heptane, 1,2,6-tris(cyanoethoxy)
hexane, and 1,2,5-tris(cyanoethoxy)
pentane.