| 摘要 |
A lithium secondary battery is provided which can exhibit excellent battery performances for a long period of time and has an excellent crystal structure stability. The positive electrode of the lithium secondary battery provided according to the present invention includes positive electrode active material particles mainly containing a lithium-containing phosphate compound represented by the general formula: LixM[P(1-y)Ay]O4, where M is one or two or more elements selected from the group consisting of Ni, Mn, Fe and Co; A is a pentavalent metal element; and x and y are real numbers satisfying 0<x≦̸2 and 0<y≦̸0.15. |
