METHOD OF PREPARING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PRECURSOR, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY WHICH ARE PREPARED BY USING THE PRECURSOR

The present invention relates to a method of preparing a positive electrode active material precursorin which particle growth of a (001) plane is suppressed, a positive electrode active material precursor prepared by the above method, a positive electrode active material prepared by using the positive electrode active material precursor, and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery which include the positive electrode active material.