COBALT-FREE POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND APPLICATION THEREOF

A cobalt-free positive electrode material, a preparation method therefor, and an application thereof. The preparation method comprises: mixing a lithium source, a cobalt-free precursor NixMny(OH)2, a nickel source, and a manganese source, performing primary sintering and secondary coating and sintering, and obtaining a cobalt-free positive electrode material, wherein the nickel source comprises nickel oxide, the manganese source comprises at least one among manganese dioxide, manganese(II,III) oxide, and manganese(II) oxide, and the molar ratio of the nickel source to the manganese source is x/y.