Abstract: A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes a lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle having a single particle shape, and a first coating layer formed on a surface of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle. The first coating layer includes a La—Zr—O compound. Life-span and capacity properties are improved by a combination of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle having the single particle shape and the first coating layer formed thereon.

Abstract: A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle having a single particle shape, and a first coating layer formed on a surface of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle. The first coating layer includes a Sr—Zr—O compound. Life-span and capacity properties are improved by a combination of the lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle having the single particle shape and the first coating layer formed thereon.

Abstract: The cathode active material according to exemplary embodiments includes lithium metal oxide particle including a layered crystal structure and a cubic crystal structure, wherein the lithium metal oxide particle contains 80 mol % or more of nickel based on a total number of moles of all elements except for lithium and oxygen, and the lithium metal oxide particle includes the cubic crystal structure only in a region having a thickness of less than 200 nm from a surface thereof when analyzing a crystal structure thereof by a high-resolution transmission electron microscopy.