Examples of the positive electrode active material capable of obtaining a high positive electrode potential are a lithium manganese composite oxide having a spinel structure such as LixMn2O4 (0<x≤1) or LixMnO2 (0<x≤1), a lithium nickel aluminum composite oxide such as LixNi1-yAlyO2 (0<x≤1, and 0<y<1), a lithium cobalt composite oxide such as LixCoO2 (0<x≤1), a lithium nickel cobalt composite oxide such as LixNi1-y-zCoyMnzO2 (0<x≤1, 0<y<1, and 0≤z<1), a lithium manganese cobalt composite oxide such as LixMnyCo1-yO2 (0<x≤1, and 0<y<1), a spinel type lithium manganese nickel composite oxide such as LixMn1-yNiyO4 (0<x≤1, 0<y<2, and 0<1-y<1), a lithium phosphorus oxide such as having an olivine structure such as LixFePO4 (0<x≤1), LixFe1-yMnyPO4 (0<x≤1, 0<y≤1), or LixCoPO4 (0<x≤1), and a fluorinated iron sulfate (for example, LixFeSO4F (0<x≤1)).