This application relates to a
cathode material, a preparation method thereof, and an application. The
cathode material includes a core and a
coating layer coated on the surface of the core. The
coating layer is in a composite state of crystalline phase -
amorphous phase, and the
amorphous phase is distributed on the outer surface of the
cathode material. The lattice parameter c / a of the
cathode material is 4.935 - 4.950; the
chemical formula of the core is LiyNixCozMndAeDmO2, where 1 ≤ y ≤ 1.03, 0.5 ≤ x ≤ 0.96, 0 ≤ z ≤ 0.4, 0 ≤ d ≤ 0.4, 0.01 ≤ e < 0.1, 0.01 ≤ m < 0.1, A is selected from at least one of Mg, Al, Ca, and B, D is selected from at least one of Ti, Ce, Ta, Mo, and Zr, and the
surface layer of the core is a rich X layer, where X is selected from at least one of P, S, Si, B, Al, Mg, Mo, Zr, and Nb; the crystalline phase is a
lithium salt polyanion compound, and the
amorphous phase is Li - M1 - M2 - O, where M1 is selected from at least one of P and S, and M2 is selected from at least one of Al, Mg, Mo, Zr, and Nb. The
cathode material described in this application significantly improves the high-temperature cycle stability in a
sulfide all-
solid-state battery.