Patent ID: 8287753

Claim:
A gel electrolyte composition, comprising: (a) a substituted or unsubstituted pyridine of Formula (1): wherein R 1 to R 5 are the same or different, and independently represent hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxymethyl, vinyl or hydroxyl; (b) a metal salt of the following formula: MY, wherein M is an alkali group (IA) metal cation, and Y is a halogen anion; (c) a halogen molecule; (d) a substituted or unsubstituted nicotinic acid, represented by one of the following Formula (2): wherein R 6 to R 9 are the same or different, and independently represent hydrogen, alkyl, hydroxyl, amino, trifluoromethyl or halogen, R 10 is a C n H 2n+1 alkyl, wherein n is 1 to 12, X is an iodide ion, a bromide ion, ClO 4 âˆ’ , CF 3 SO 3 âˆ’ , SCN âˆ’ , PF 6 âˆ’ or BF 4 âˆ’ ; and (e) a solvent, wherein said composition is optionally free from or substantially free from one or more of a polymer and a low molecular gelling agent.