The present invention relates to an ionic phosphorescent metal complex, and a preparation method and application thereof. The structure of the complex is represented by a general formula (I) as shownin the specification. In the formula (I), R1 and R2 are the same or different, and are independently selected from alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl groups; the alkyl, aryl and heteroaryl groups are optionally substituted by the group consisting of halogen, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, a dialkylamino group, an arylamino group, a diarylamino group, a halogenated alkyl group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an alkenyl group, an aryl group and a heteroaryl group optionally substituted by 1 to 3 aryl groups; R3 is one optionally selected from thegroup consisting of halogen, an alkyl group, a haloalkyl group, an alkoxy group, an alkylthio group, an amino group, an alkylamino group, a dialkylamino group, a cyano group, a nitro group, an alkenyl group and the like; and M is optionally selected from Cu (I), Ag (I) and Au (I). The invention further relates to an organic light-emitting diode and a preparation method and application thereof. The organic light-emitting diode prepared by taking the phosphorescent metal complex as a light-emitting layer dopant has high-performance organic electroluminescence and can be applied to illuminationand panel display.