The application relates to the technical field of
lithium ion batteries, in particular to a high-entropy high-
nickel cobalt-free precursor, a high-entropy high-
nickel cobalt-free single-
crystal positive
electrode material and a preparation method thereof and a
lithium ion battery. The high-entropy high-
nickel cobalt-free precursor comprises a core layer and a high-entropy doped shell layer coated on at least part of the surface of the core layer; the core layer comprises a first nickel-
manganese hydroxide; the high-entropy doped shell layer comprises a high-entropy doped second nickel-
manganese hydroxide; and the doped elements in the high-entropy doped second nickel-
manganese hydroxide include
titanium,
magnesium, aluminum,
zirconium and
molybdenum. The high-entropy high-nickel cobalt-free precursor provided by the application is coated with a high-entropy doped shell layer containing
titanium,
magnesium, aluminum,
zirconium and
molybdenum on the surface of the core layer containing the first nickel-manganese hydroxide, which is beneficial to reducing the
exposure degree of {010} active
crystal faces in the precursor, promoting the preferred growth of the positive
electrode material along the (003) plane, and further improving the electrochemical performance and cycle stability of the high-entropy high-nickel cobalt-free single-
crystal positive
electrode material.