A positive
electrode material and a preparation method therefor, and a
lithium-
ion battery. The positive
electrode material has a general
chemical formula of LiNiaCobMncMdO2, wherein 0.7<a<0.98, 0<b<0.3, 0<c<0.3, 0<d≤0.01, a+b+c=1, and M is a
doping element. An acid-base
potentiometric titration test is performed on the positive
electrode material by using a potentiometric titrator, with
hydrochloric acid having a concentration of 0.02 mol / L as a
titration agent, and therefore a curve graph showing the relationship between the differential value dE / dV and the potential E is obtained by means of the differentiation of the potential E with respect to the consumed volume V of the
hydrochloric acid. In the curve graph showing the relationship between the differential value dE / dV and the potential E, the positive
electrode material has a first characteristic peak when the potential E is within the range of -200 mV to -50 mV, with the
peak area of the first characteristic peak being A; the positive
electrode material has a second characteristic peak when the potential E is within the range of 120 mV to 250 mV, with the
peak area of the second characteristic peak being B; the positive
electrode material has at least one characteristic peak when the potential E is within the range of -50 mV to 120 mV, with the sum of the peak areas of the at least one characteristic peak being C; and the residual alkali conversion coefficient of the positive electrode material is ξ, and 0.200≤ξ≤0.350. The positive electrode material is slightly influenced by
water vapor, and the content of a residual alkali on the surface of the material is low; therefore, the stability of the
surface structure of the positive electrode material can be improved, and side reactions on the surface of the positive electrode material can be effectively reduced, thereby improving the capacity and
cycling stability of the positive electrode material.