POSITIVE-ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND BATTERY

A positive-electrode material according to the present disclosure includes a positive-electrode active material and a coating layer covering the positive-electrode active material, wherein the coating layer contains oxygen and lithium, the positive-electrode active material and the coating layer constitute a coated active material, and the ratio Li/O of the lithium content to the oxygen content in a surface layer portion of the coated active material is 0.26 or less based on the atomic ratio.