The present invention relates to a method for regenerating a positive
electrode active material and a regenerated positive
electrode active material manufactured thereby and, more specifically, to a method for regenerating a positive
electrode active material and a regenerated positive electrode active material manufactured thereby, the method comprising: (a) a step for recovering a positive
electrode material by heat-treating, in air or
oxygen, a waste positive electrode including a
current collector and a positive electrode active material layer coated thereon; (b) a step for adding a
lithium precursor to the recovered positive electrode active material and heat-treating in air to restore the
crystal structure of the positive electrode active material; (c) a step for adding a
dopant precursor to the positive electrode active material with the restored
crystal structure and heat-treating same to dope the positive electrode active material; and (d) a step for washing the doped positive electrode active material with a washing solution. According to the present invention, the regenerated positive electrode active material is doped with a predetermined
dopant using a predetermined method, thereby improving capacity characteristics and lifespan characteristics. Thus, the present invention has the effect of providing a method for regenerating a positive electrode active material having excellent
crack resistance and a regenerated positive electrode active material manufactured thereby.