An electrolyte with high ion conductivity, a process for producing the
same and a battery using the same, and a compound for the electrolyte.
The electrolyte is set between a negative electrode and a positive
electrode. The electrolyte includes a first polymer compound, a second
polymer compound and light metal salt. The first polymer compound has a
three-dimensional network structure formed by bridging bridgeable
compounds with the bridge groups, which contributes to the high
mechanical intensity of the electrolyte. The second polymer compound has
no bridge groups and dissolves light metal salt. Each of the first and
the second polymer compounds has an ether bond. The first and the second
polymer compounds form a semi-interpenetrating polymer network, and
achieve higher ion conductivity than that of each polymer compound.