The invention discloses a ternary precursor with a controllable 
crystal structure, a positive 
electrode material and a preparation method of the positive 
electrode material. Specifically, a 
nickel-
cobalt-
manganese soluble salt, NaOH, concentrated 
ammonia water and a surfactant for oriented growth are separately formulated into solutions and then subjected to a 
coprecipitation reaction to obtain aternary precursor of an oriented grow structure; the precursor is mixed with a 
lithium source and then calcined at high temperature to obtain a ternary layered positive 
electrode material of an oriented grow precursor-like structure. The positive 
electrode material the 
crystal structure of which grows in a [003] direction is obtained by regulating the growth of the precursor, so that the order degree of internal structure growth is increased, the stability of internal structure growth is improved, cation mixing and Li+ 
diffusion resistance are reduced, and the Li+ 
diffusion coefficient is increased. The ternary precursor with the 
crystal structure controllable, the positive 
electrode material and the preparation method of the positive 
electrode material are applicable to 
lithium-
ion powerbatteries. Compared with existing products, the ternary precursor and the positive electrode material have the advantages that the rate performance and cycle stability of 
lithium-
ion batteries are significantly improved.