Abstract: A cathode material including active material particles formed of a cathode active material, in which the cathode active material is LixAyDzPO4 (here, A represents one or more metal elements selected from a group consisting of Fe, Co, Mn, Ni, Cu and Cr, D represents one or more metal elements selected from a group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zn, Ge, Sc, Y, and rare earth elements, 0<x?2, 0<y?1 and 0?z<1.5), an average valence of the metal element represented by A and the metal element represented by D are in a range of 2 to 2.02, and a particle pH of the active material particles is in a range of 6.5 to 8.5.

Abstract: A cathode material including an aggregate formed by aggregating active material particles, in which the active material particle is a particle including a cathode active material as a formation material and a carbonaceous material is provided on a surface of the particle, a ratio between a weight ratio of carbon contained in the aggregate to a BET specific surface area of the cathode material is in a range of 0.08 to 0.2, a tap density is in a range of 0.9 g/cm3 to 1.5 g/cm3, and an oil absorption amount for which N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone is used is 70 cc/100 g or less.

Abstract: A cathode material which does not easily deteriorate when used in batteries, a method for producing cathode materials, a cathode, and a lithium ion battery are provided. A cathode material including a cathode active material, in which the cathode active material is expressed by Li1+xAyDzPO4 (here, A represents one or more metal elements selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn, Ni, Fe, Cu, and Cr, D represents one or more metal elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sc, Y, and rare earth elements, 0<x<1, 0<y<1, 0?z<1.5, and 0.9<y+z?1), and, in thermogravimetric analysis in an inert gas atmosphere, when a temperature is increased in a temperature range from 100° C. to 300° C. at a temperature-increase rate of 10° C./minute, a weight loss ratio in the temperature range is 0.3% by weight or less.

Abstract: An electrode material includes surface-coated LixAyDzPO4 particles that contain Fe on surfaces of LixAyDzPO4 (wherein A represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Co, Mn, Ni, Cu, and Cr; D represents one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, Ti, Zn, B, Al, Ga, In, Si, Ge, Sc, Y, and rare earth elements; 0<x?2; 0<y?1; and 0?z?1.5) particles and include a carbon coating film with which the surfaces of the LixAyDzPO4 particles containing Fe are coated, in which the surface-coated LixAyDzPO4 particles have a Li elution amount of 200 ppm to 700 ppm and a P elution amount of 500 ppm to 2000 ppm when being dipped in a sulfuric acid solution (pH=4) for 24 hours.