Patent ID: 8475688

Claim:
A lithium-air cell comprising: a negative electrode; an air positive electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising: a lithium salt; and a poly(ethyleneoxide) solvent that is a compound of Formula Ia, Ib, Ic, Id, or a mixture of any two or more thereof: R 1 , R 2 , and R 3 are independently H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms, or a group of Formula IIIa, IIIb, IIIc, or IIId; R 4 , R 5 , and R 6 are independently H, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group having from 1 to 12 carbon atoms, or a substituted or unsubstituted alkenyl group having from 2 to 12 carbon atoms; and PEO 1 , PEO 2 , PEO 3 , PEO 4 , PEO 5 , PEO 6 , and PEO 7 are independently a poly(ethyleneoxide) group.