Abstract: A positive electrode active material includes a lithium composite transition metal oxide in the form of a single particle. The lithium composite transition metal oxide includes Al, Y, and Zr. The method for preparing the positive electrode active material is also provided. Additionally, a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the same are also provided.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material precursor, a method of preparing the same, and positive electrode active material prepared from the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a positive electrode active material precursor includes a spherical secondary particle formed by aggregation of primary particles and includes a core portion composed of randomly oriented primary particles, a first shell portion which is formed on the first core portion and composed of the primary particles having a (001) plane oriented in a direction from a center of the secondary particle toward a surface thereof, and a second shell portion which is formed on the first shell portion and composed of randomly oriented primary particles.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material precursor is capable of achieving a positive electrode active material in the form of a single particle even by a heat treatment at a low temperature. A positive electrode active material precursor has the composition represented by Formula 1 described in the present specification and includes a composite transition metal in the form of a single particle. A method of preparing the positive electrode active material precursor and a method of preparing a positive electrode active material using the same are also provided.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery and a method for preparing the same is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method comprises heating a mixed solution to combust the mixed solution into a powder, wherein the mixed solution includes a first fuel, a second fuel, a metal raw material, and water, and heat treating the powder wherein the first fuel is least one first fuel selected from the group consisting of urea, glycine, carbohydrazide, oxalyldihydrazide, and hexamethylenetetramine, the second fuel is at least one second fuel selected from the group consisting of citric acid, oxalic acid, sucrose, glucose, and acetylacetone, and the metal raw material includes a lithium raw material, a nickel raw material, a cobalt raw material, and a manganese raw material.

Abstract: A method of preparing a positive electrode active material; includes a first step of preparing a sintered product by mixing a positive electrode active material precursor and a lithium-containing raw material and sintering the mixture, a second step of preparing a lithium transition metal oxide having a coating layer including a lithium chelate compound formed thereon by washing the sintered product using a washing solution, in which a coating layer precursor including a chelate anion is included, and drying the sintered product, and a third step of preparing a lithium transition metal oxide having a coating layer including a Li-M-O solid solution formed thereon by performing a heat treatment on the lithium transition metal oxide having the coating layer including the lithium chelate compound formed thereon.