Composition for battery

A composition for a battery containing an electroconductive assistant improves battery performance of a battery produced using this composition as a result of achieving dispersion stabilization without inhibiting electroconductivity of the electroconductive assistant. The invention provides a composition for a battery comprising at least one type of dispersant selected from an organic pigment derivative having an acidic functional group(s) or a triazine derivative having an acidic functional group(s), a carbon material as an electroconductive assistant, and as necessary, a solvent, a binder and a positive electrode active substance or negative electrode active substance; and also provides a lithium secondary battery comprising a positive electrode having a positive electrode composite layer on a current collector, a negative electrode having a negative electrode composite layer on a current collector, an electrolyte containing lithium, and as necessary, an electrode foundation layer, wherein the positive electrode composite layer, the negative electrode composite layer or the electrode foundation layer is formed using the composition for a battery described above.