The invention relates to a synthesis and
surface modification method of a
lithium rich
anode material Li1+xM1-xO2 (M is one or more of Ni, Co and Mn, and X is more than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to 1 / 3) for a
lithium ion battery. The method comprises the following steps of: synthesizing a precursor by using a
carbonate precipitation method, mixing the precursor and a
lithium salt, and calcining for 2 to 20 hours at the temperature of between 800 and 1,100 EG C to obtain a lithium rich material, wherein the prepared lithium rich material has controllable particle size and higher reversible capacity; and dissolving
persulfate or
sulfate in an amount which is 5 to 80
mass percent of the lithium rich material into deionized water, adding the lithium rich material, stirring for 2 to 100 hours at the temperature of between 25 and 80 DEG C, heating the materials to the temperature of between 100 and 500 DEG C in a
muffle furnace, calcining the materials for 2 to 20 hours, fully filtering the obtained materials, and washing off impurities to obtain the
surface modified anode material Li1+x-yM1-xO2. The synthesized lithium rich material has controllable particle size; the first charge /
discharge efficiency of the lithium rich material and the
discharge specific capacity and the cyclical stability under
high magnification can be improved; and the method is simple, low in cost, convenient for operation and suitable for industrialized production.