Manufacturing method of lithium complex oxide comprising cobalt or nickel

Abstract

A method of manufacturing a lithium complex oxide involves the steps of 1) atomizing and pyrolyzing an aqueous or alcohol solution of metallic salt compounds constituting a lithium cobalt complex oxide or a lithium nickel complex oxide, and 2) annealing said lithium cobalt complex oxide or said lithium nickel complex oxide to increase the average particle diameter thereof to between about 1 and 5 micrometers and adjust the specific surface area thereof to between about 2 and 10 m2/g. The lithium complex oxide provided by this method is homogeneous and enables a long cycle life to withstand repeated charging and discharging and a high level of storage stability to be realized when used as an cathode active material of a secondary lithium battery.

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