The invention relates to the technical field of batteries, in particular to a positive
electrode material and a preparation method and application thereof. The positive
electrode material comprises a core layer and a shell layer
coating the surface of the core layer, the core layer comprises a high-
nickel multi-
metal oxide and a
doping element Q, and the Q comprises at least one of Al, B, Nb, La, Sr, Sb and Mo; the shell layer comprises a
nickel-containing multi-
metal oxide and a
doping element M, the element M comprises the element Q and a
doping element D, and the doping element D is selected from at least one of B, Sb, Nb, W, Zr, Ta and Mo; the element Q is different from the element D; the element Q is uniformly distributed in the core layer and the shell layer; the doping element D is distributed in a radial concentration decreasing manner from the surface to the interior of the shell layer, and the interior of the positive
electrode material is of a radial structure. The positive
electrode material provided by the invention has low 003
crystal face grain size and high microstrain, can realize structure optimization and core-shell concentration difference maintenance at the same time, and improves the electrochemical performance of the positive
electrode material.