This invention provides a porous
cathode precursor, a
composite cathode material, its preparation method, and its application. The preparation method of the porous
cathode precursor includes the following steps: co-precipitating a ternary
mixed metal salt solution, a complexing agent solution containing citrate, a precipitant solution, and an oxidant solution into a reaction substrate to obtain a half-step precursor material; and pre-
sintering the half-step precursor material to obtain the porous
cathode precursor. The cathode precursor prepared by the method provided by this invention has a hollow
porous morphology, which is beneficial for improving the cycle performance and rate performance of the ternary
cathode material.