The present disclosure discloses a lithium-manganese rich material and a preparation method and a use thereof.

The present disclosure provides a cobalt-free cathode material of a lithium ion battery, a method for preparing the cobalt-free cathode material, and the lithium ion battery. A general formula of the cobalt-free cathode material is Li.sub.xNi.sub.aMn.sub.bR.sub.cO.sub.2, wherein, 1≤x≤1.15, 0.5≤a≤0.95, 0.02≤b≤0.48, 0<c≤0.05, and R is aluminum or tungsten. Therefore, as the cobalt-free cathode material is free of metal cobalt, the cost of the cathode material can be lowered effectively. Aluminum or tungsten in the cobalt-free cathode material can stabilize a crystal structure of the cathode material better, such that the lithium ion battery has excellent rate capability and cycle performance, and furthermore, good cycling stability of the lithium ion battery can be still maintained under a high-temperature and high-pressure testing condition.

A lithium battery positive active material precursor, a preparation method therefor and the use thereof are provided. The precursor has a chemical formula of Ni.sub.xCo.sub.yM.sub.z(OH).sub.2, wherein M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cr, Cu, Ti, Mg, W, Mo, Nb, Zn, Sn, Zr, Ga, Mn and Al, 0.3≤x≤1, 0<y≤0.5, 0<z≤0.3; and the precursor comprises aggregates of platy monocrystals and polyhedral monocrystal particles. In the XRD pattern of the precursor, I(001), I(100) and I(101) satisfy the following relationship: I(001)/I(100) is not less than about 1.5, and I(001)/I(101) is not less than about 1.2.

A lithium battery positive active material precursor, a preparation method therefor and the use thereof are provided. The precursor has a chemical formula of Ni.sub.xCo.sub.yM.sub.z(OH).sub.2, wherein M is at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Cr, Cu, Ti, Mg, W, Mo, Nb, Zn, Sn, Zr, Ga, Mn and Al, 0.3≤x≤1, 0<y≤0.5, 0<z≤0.3; and the precursor comprises aggregates of platy monocrystals and polyhedral monocrystal particles. In the XRD pattern of the precursor, I(001), I(100) and I(101) satisfy the following relationship: I(001)/I(100) is not less than about 1.5, and I(001)/I(101) is not less than about 1.2.

The present invention comprises: an overlithiated layered oxide represented by chemical formula 1 below; and an ion-conductive coating layer on the overlithiated layered oxide represented by chemical formula 1: [chemical formula 1] .sub.rLi.sub.2MnO.sub.3.Math.(1-r)Li.sub.aNi.sub.xCo.sub.yMn.sub.zM1.sub.1−(x+y+z)O.sub.2 (in chemical formula 1, 0<r≤0.6, 0<a≤1, 0≤x≤1, 0≤y<1, 0≤z<1, and 0<x+y+z<1, and M1 is at least one selected from among Na, K, Mg, Al, Fe, Cr, Y, Sn, Ti, B, P, Zr, Ru, Nb, W, Ba, Sr, La, Ga, Mg, Gd, Sm, Ca, Ce, Fe, Al, Ta, Mo, Sc, V, Zn, Cu, In, S, B, Ge, Si, and Bi).

A composite cathode active material, a method of preparing the composite cathode active material, and a lithium secondary battery including a cathode including the composite cathode active material are provided. The composite cathode active material includes: a nickel-based active material including about 60 mol % or more of nickel; and a coating layer on a surface of the nickel-based active material, the coating layer including a lanthanide composite. The composite cathode active material includes or is in the form of single crystal particles having an average particle diameter in a range of about 2 μm to about 8 μm.

A positive electrode active material for a lithium ion battery comprises a lithium transition metal-based oxide powder, the powder comprising single crystal monolithic particles comprising Ni and Co and having a general formula Li.sub.1+a (Ni.sub.z Mn.sub.y Co.sub.x Zr.sub.q A.sub.k).sub.1−a O.sub.2, wherein A is a dopant, −0.025≤a<0.005, 0.60≤z≤0.95, y≤0.20, 0.05≤x≤0.20, k≤0.20, 0≤q≤0.10, and x+y+z+k+q=1. The particles have a cobalt concentration gradient wherein the particle surface has a higher Co content than the particle center.

A positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a positive active material for a rechargeable lithium battery that includes a first positive active material including a secondary particle including at least two agglomerated primary particles, where at least a portion of the primary particles has a radial arrangement structure, and a second positive active material having a monolith structure, wherein the first and second positive active materials each include a nickel-based positive active material, and an X-ray diffraction (XRD) peak intensity ratio (I(003)/I(104)) of the positive electrode is greater than or equal to about 3. Further embodiments provide a method of manufacturing the positive electrode for rechargeable lithium battery, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same.

An advantage is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery with improved heat resistance. A positive electrode active material contains a lithium-transition metal composite oxide containing 80 mol % or more of Ni and 0.1 mol % to 1.5 mol % of B on the basis of the total number of moles of metal elements excluding Li, and B and at least one element (M1) selected from Groups 4 to 6 are present on at least the surfaces of particles of the composite oxide. When particles having a volume-based particle size larger than 70% particle size (D70) are first particles, and particles having a volume-based particle size smaller than 30% particle size (D30) are second particles, the molar fraction of M1 on the basis of the total number of moles of metallic elements excluding Li on the surfaces of the second particles is greater than that of the first particles.

A process for producing a surface-modified particulate lithium nickel metal oxide material is provided. The process comprises the addition of a controlled quantity of a coating liquid to lithium nickel metal oxide particles followed by a calcination step.