The invention relates to the technical field of
lithium ion batteries, and discloses a positive
electrode material and a preparation method thereof, and a
lithium ion battery, the preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) mixing a
phosphorus source, a
manganese source and water, carrying out primary
grinding, and then mixing with an
oxidizing agent or a
reducing agent for reaction; (2) mixing the product obtained in the step (1) with an
iron phosphate solution, controlling the temperature of a mixed
system to 70-100 DEG C, washing,
drying for the first time and calcining for the first time to obtain an
iron phosphate coated
manganese iron phosphate precursor; and (3) mixing the iron
phosphate coated
ferromanganese phosphate precursor obtained in the step (2) with a
lithium source, a
carbon source and a
doping element M source, and then carrying out secondary
grinding, secondary
drying and secondary
calcination. By adopting the preparation method disclosed by the invention, the iron
phosphate is better precipitated on the phosphate radical-
manganese compound, so that the positive
electrode material with better
coating effect and better performance parameters is obtained, and meanwhile, the
dissolution of Mn < 3 + > can be effectively inhibited by
coating.