This application discloses a positive electrode active material, including bulk particles and a coating layer applied on an exterior surface of each of the bulk particles, where the bulk particle includes a lithium composite oxide that contains element nickel and a doping element M.sup.1, and the coating layer includes an oxide of element M.sup.2. When the positive electrode active material is in a 11% delithiated state, average valences of element M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 are α.sup.1 and β.sup.1, respectively; when the positive electrode active material is in a 78% delithiated state, average valences of element M.sup.1 and M.sup.2 are α.sup.2 and β.sup.2, respectively; and α.sup.2>α.sup.1, β.sup.1=β.sup.2. Element M.sup.1 includes one or more of Si, Ti, Cr, Mo, V, Se, Nb, Ru, Rh, Pd, Sb, Te, Ce, and W, and element M.sup.2 is selected from one or more of Mg, Al, Ca, Zr, Zn, Y, and B.

A precursor of a positive electrode material with which it is possible to obtain a lithium-ion secondary cell having an excellent discharge capacity and cycle characteristics, and a method for manufacturing the precursor. The precursor is a precursor of a positive electrode material used for a lithium-ion secondary cell, wherein the precursor is at least one substance selected from the group made of nickel-manganese composite hydroxides and nickel-manganese composite oxides, the precursor contains nickel and manganese, the ratio of the nickel content relative to the nickel content and the manganese content is 0.45-0.60 inclusive in molar ratio, and the average valence of manganese is below 4.0.

An active material is provided for use in a solid-state battery. The active material exhibits at least one peak in the range of 0.145 to 0.185 nm and at least one peak in the range of 0.280 to 0.310 nm in a radial distribution function obtained through measurement of an X-ray absorption fine structure thereof. In the particle size distribution, by volume, of the active material obtained through a particle size distribution measurement by laser diffraction scattering method, the ratio of the absolute value of the difference between the mode diameter of the active material and the D.sub.10 of the active material (referred to as the “mode diameter” and the “D.sub.10” respectively) to the mode diameter in percentage terms, (|mode diameter−D.sub.10|/mode diameter)×100, satisfies 0%<((|mode diameter−D.sub.10|/mode diameter)×100)≤58.0%.

The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material comprising a secondary particle formed of agglomerates of a plurality of primary particles, wherein each primary particle comprises a first primary particle constituting a core portion of the secondary particle, and a second primary particle provided so as to surround the first primary particle and constituting a shell portion of the secondary particle. In particular, the first primary particle consists of a1 and a2, wherein the a1 is the average length of the major axis of the first primary particle, and the a2 is the average length of the minor axis perpendicular to the a1, wherein the a1 is equal to or greater than the a2. In addition, the second primary particle consists of b1 and b2, wherein the b1 is an average length of the major axis of the second primary particle, and b2 is an average length of the minor axis perpendicular to the b1, wherein the b1 is greater than b2, and the ratio (b1/b2) of the b1 to b2 is 1 to 25.

A positive electrode active material and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method includes mixing and grinding raw material particles to obtain ground product particles, where the raw material particles are source materials for a lithium composite transition metal oxide, sintering the ground product particles to synthesize the lithium composite transition metal oxide, and disaggregating and classifying the synthesized lithium composite transition metal oxide to obtain a positive electrode active material powder, wherein the mixing and grinding the raw materials includes placing the raw materials and beads in a chamber of a grinding device, where the grinding device includes a rotatable rotor in the chamber, and performing a dry process of mixing and grinding the raw material particles in the chamber by rotating the rotor to give kinetic energy to the beads, causing collisions between the beads and the raw material particles.

The invention relates to a method for preparing cathode particles under a co-precipitation reaction by feeding NaOH and metal sulfate solution into different vessels. The invention further provides a cathode active material having the cathode particles. By the method of the invention, the number density distribution of prepared particles is much smaller than feeding NaOH and metal sulfate together into same vessel.

A method for producing a ternary cathode material for lithium batteries by roasting raw material in a roasting kiln, wherein an atmosphere is provided in the roasting kiln, wherein injection of a gas component of the atmosphere into the roasting kiln is controlled in closed loop control manner, based on at least one process influencing parameter being measured, as well as an apparatus for producing a ternary cathode material.

A method of preparing a positive electrode active material includes mixing a lithium raw material with a high nickel-containing transition metal hydroxide containing nickel in an amount of 60 mol % or more based on a total number of moles of the transition metal hydroxide and sintering the mixture to prepare a positive electrode active material, wherein the sintering includes a sintering step of heat-treating at 700° C. to 900° C. for 8 hours to 12 hours, a cooling step of cooling to room temperature, and an aging step of having a holding time when a temperature reaches a specific point during the cooling step. A positive electrode active material which is prepared by the method and has a reduced moisture content, and a positive electrode for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material are also provided.

A secondary particle precursor, a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery prepared from the same, and a method of preparing the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a secondary particle precursor comprises one or more particles having a core and a shell surrounding the core, wherein a particle size (D50) of the secondary particle precursor is 6±2 μm, a particle size (D50) of the core is 1 to 5 μm, and the core has higher porosity than the shell. A positive electrode active material prepared using the secondary particle precursor has an increased press density and reduced cracking.

The present invention relates to a method for making a transition metal oxide coated with an at least partially amorphous lithium-containing coating and a method for making an at least partially amorphous lithium-containing powder as well as the coated transition metal oxide and the lithium-containing powder obtainable by these methods. The present invention further relates to an electrode, electrolyte, or energy-storage device, such as a lithium-ion solid-state battery, comprising the coated transition metal oxide.