Abstract:
The present invention relates to a cathode material for a nonaqueous lithium secondary battery using spherical cobalt hydroxide to inhibit the structural collapse of a final cathode material at a high voltage by preparing spherical cobalt hydroxide in which a dissimilar metal is uniformly substituted by using a precipitation reaction in a liquid phase, thereby improving lifetime characteristics even under high voltage charge/discharge conditions of 4.5 V. According to the present invention, it is possible to prepare spherical cobalt hydroxide having a particle size of 15-30 μm by precipitating a cobalt material, a hydroxyl group material, a dissimilar metal material for substitution and an amine-based material so as to have a composition represented by Co1-xMx(OH)2 (0.00≦x≦0.10, M=Al, Mg, Ti, and the like). Also, it is possible to prepare spherical cobalt oxide having a particle size of 10-25 μm by heat-treating the prepared cobalt hydroxide at 500-800° C.