CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME

The cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery includes lithium-transition metal composite oxide particles having a crystal grain size of less than 300 nm measured through XRD analysis and an XRD peak intensity ratio of 7% or more. The present invention provides a lithium secondary battery with improved life-span properties and output properties by controlling the crystal grain size and XRD peak intensity ratio of lithium-transition metal composite oxide particles.