The present invention relates to the field of
lithium-
ion batteries, and discloses are a positive
electrode material, a preparation method therefor, and an application thereof. The positive
electrode material comprises secondary particles of agglomerated primary particles; each secondary particle, in a direction from the center to the surface of the secondary particle, sequentially comprises a core structure, an intermediate layer, and a shell layer, the intermediate layer is annularly distributed, and the inner
radius r1 of said annulus and the R of the secondary particles satisfy the following relationship: 0.35 < r1 / R < 1; the secondary particle have densely packed inner core structure, loose and porous intermediate
layers, and a densely shell layer; the
porosity of the intermediate layer is greater than or equal to 20%; the average
pore diameter of the intermediate layer is less than or equal to 1µm. The positive
electrode material having the specified structure has high tap density, and enables a
lithium ion battery containing said positive
electrode material to have high a initial charge-
discharge capacity, a high initial efficiency, a
high rate capability, and a high capacity retention.