The present application provides a positive
electrode active material and a preparation method thereof, a secondary battery, a battery module, a
battery pack and an electric device. The positive
electrode active material comprises a core, a first
coating layer and a second
coating layer, wherein the first
coating layer is coated on the surface of the core, and the second coating layer is coated on the surface of the first coating layer. The core is LiNi x Co y A z O2, wherein A is Mn or Al, 0.6≤x<1, 0<y≤0.2, x+y+z=1, and the first coating layer is Ln x Zr 1‑x O 2‑δ , 0.08<x<0.2, 0.04<δ<0.1, wherein Ln is selected from one or more of Gd, Dy, Er, Yb, Y, the second coating layer is LiM2(PO4)3, wherein M is Ti or Zr, relative to the total weight of the positive
electrode active material, the weight proportion of the first coating layer is set to A%, the thickness of the first coating layer is set to d1, unit: nm, the thickness of the second coating layer is set to d2, unit: nm, the positive electrode active material satisfies the following conditions: 0<d1 / (d1+d2+A)≤0.83, optionally, 0.3≤d1 / (d1+d2+A)≤0.6.