ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE

The present invention aims to provide an electrochemical device excellent in high temperature storage characteristics and cycling characteristics at high voltages, and a nonaqueous electrolyte for the electrochemical device. The present invention relates to an electrochemical device including: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing a nonaqueous solvent and an electrolyte salt, wherein the nonaqueous solvent contains a fluorinated linear carbonate represented by the formula (1): €ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒRfOCOOR€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ(1) (wherein Rf represents a C1-4 fluorinated alkyl group and R represents a C1-4 alkyl group), and further contains following compounds of (I) to (III) in a total amount of not more than 5000 ppm relative to the fluorinated linear carbonate: (I) a compound represented by the formula (2) €ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒRfOH€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ(2) (wherein Rf is defined as above); (II) a compound represented by the formula (3) €ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒROH€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ(3) (wherein R is defined as above); and (III) a compound represented by the formula (4) €ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒROCOCl€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ€ƒ(4) (wherein R is defined as above).