A ternary polycrystalline positive
electrode material is a secondary ball formed by agglomerating primary particles, the secondary ball is equally divided into four parts in the direction from the center to the surface of the secondary ball, the four parts are an inner core layer, a first middle layer, a second middle layer and a shell layer, and the section of the ternary polycrystalline positive
electrode material is observed through a
scanning electron microscope. The
porosity is sequentially reduced from inside to outside. The preparation method comprises the following steps: mixing a positive
electrode material precursor, a
lithium source and a Li-containing polyanion compound, and
sintering at a high temperature to obtain a primary sintered matrix; and washing and
drying the primary
sintering substrate, mixing the primary
sintering substrate with a
coating agent, and sintering to obtain the ternary polycrystalline positive
electrode material. The invention also discloses a
lithium ion battery. The
porosity of the section of the positive
electrode material is sequentially reduced from inside to outside, so that the positive
electrode material can be in more sufficient contact with an
electrolyte, more
diffusion paths are formed, the transmission obstruction of
lithium ions is reduced, and the
transmission rate of the lithium ions is effectively improved, so that the
discharge performance of the positive electrode material is improved, and the cycle performance of the material is improved.