This invention provides a resin-based hard carbon material, its preparation method, and a battery. The resin-based hard carbon material has a porous structure, including micropores and ultramicropores; the pore size distribution of the ultramicropores is <0.7 nm, and the pore size distribution of the micropores is 0.7–2 nm (excluding 2 nm);
zinc is also attached to the pore walls. The resin-based hard carbon provided by this invention has narrow, uniform, and dense pores, possessing both micropores and abundant ultramicropores, which is beneficial for
lithium-
ion storage. Furthermore, the ultramicropores isolate the entry of
electrolyte, avoiding excessive side reactions and irreversible capacity buildup while achieving
lithium-
ion storage. It also retains the high-rate performance characteristics of hard carbon materials. The
zinc in the pores also has a lithiophilic effect, further attracting
lithium ions into the pores, thus achieving the goal of improving the capacity and first-
time efficiency of hard carbon materials while maintaining high-rate performance.