High-voltage cathode material for lithium ion battery and preparation method thereof

The invention discloses a high-voltage cathode material for a lithium ion battery. The high-voltage cathode material is a clad material, the core material has the general formula of [LiaNibCocMdO2]; the shell material has the general formula of [LipNixCoyMnzO2]; the cathode material of the lithium ion secondary battery has the general formula of[LiaNibCocMdO2] [LipNixCoyMnzO2]; the content of the core material is 50-99.5wt%, the content of the shell material is 0.05-50wt%. The preparation method comprises the steps of preparing the core material; preparing the precursor [NixCoyMnz (OH)2] of the shell material; cladding; and carrying out sintering twice or many times. According to high-voltage cathode material disclosed by the invention, advantages of Ni and Co elements can be given a full play, the high-voltage cathode material has the advantages of high operation voltage and high energy density as well as excellent high-temperature cycle performance and the dissolution amount of Co can be controlled well.