Positive active material, and electrode and lithium battery containing the material

A positive active material, an electrode including the positive active material, and a lithium battery including the electrode are provided. Due to the inclusion of a phosphate compound having the olivine structure and a lithium nickel composite oxide in the positive active material, the positive active material has high electric conductivity and high electrode density and thus, a lithium battery manufactured using the positive active material has high capacity and good high-rate characteristics.