The present invention provides a method for manufacturing an
anode active material for a
lithium secondary battery comprising the following steps of:a) simultaneously mixing a first metallic salt
aqueous solution including
nickel,
cobalt,
manganese and optionally a
transition metal, a chelating agent, and a basic
aqueous solution in a reactor, and mixing with a
lithium raw material and calcining to manufacture a center part including the compound of following
Chemical Formula 1:Lix1[Ni1−y1−z1−w1Coy1Mnz1Mw1]O2
Chemical Formula 1(wherein, 0.9≦x1≦1.3, 0.1≦y1≦0.3, 0.0≦z1≦0.3, 0≦w1≦0.1, and M is at least one
metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Zn, Ca, Sr, Cu, Zr, P, Fe, Al, Ga, In, Cr, Ge, and Sn);b) simultaneously mixing a second metallic salt
aqueous solution including
nickel,
cobalt,
manganese and optionally a
transition metal, the chelating agent, and the basic aqueous solution in a reactor, mixing with the
lithium raw material and calcining, and
grinding thereof to the size of nanometers to manufacture a compound for forming an outer part including the compound of following
Chemical Formula 2:Lix2[Ni1−y2−z2−w2Coy2Mnz2Mw2]O2 Chemical Formula 2(wherein, 0.9≦x2≦1+z2, 0≦y2≦0.33, 0≦z2≦0.5, 0≦w2≦0.1 and M is at least one
metal selected from the group consisting of Mg, Zn, Ca, Sr, Cu, Zr, P, Fe, Al, Ga, In, Cr, Ge, and Sn);c) mixing the center part manufactured from step a) and the compound for forming the outer part manufactured from step b) to form the outer part on the center part surface; andd) heat-treating the compound obtained from step c) at 500-800° C. to form a bi-layer structure in which lithium is present at a continuous concentration-gradient from the contact interface of the center part and the outer part to the surface part of the outer part, and an
anode active material for a lithium secondary battery manufactured thereby.