A lithium ion battery with a high capacity retention rate, comprising a positive electrode plate, a negative electrode plate, separators arranged between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, and an electrolyte, characterized in that:
- the lithium ion battery further comprises a third electrode and a fourth electrode, which are independent of each other and provided between the positive electrode plate and the negative electrode plate, wherein the third electrode and the fourth electrode are separated by means of a single-layer separator, a metal lithium electrode being used as the third electrode, and an activated carbon electrode being used as the fourth electrode.