NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY

Provided are a negative electrode material and a preparation method thereof and a lithium ion battery. The negative electrode material includes natural graphite and a coating layer coated on the surface of the natural graphite, and the compression index K of the negative electrode material is: 30≤K≤80; in which the compression index K=100(V−V)/V, where Vis the apparent volume per unit mass in a loose state, and Vis the tapped volume per unit mass. The negative electrode material of an embodiment has suitable powder fluidity, reduced functional groups on the surface of negative electrode material particles, is easy to disperse during processing, and at the same time, fewer functional groups on the surface reduce side reactions during high temperature storage, thereby improving the high temperature storage performance of the negative electrode material.