摘要 |
To provide a lithium secondary battery excellent in the life characteristic and the power density. A lithium secondary battery, comprising: a positive electrode capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium; and an negative electrode capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium, wherein the positive electrode contains a manganese-containing positive electrode active material of a spinel structure and an oxide that coats the surface of this positive electrode active material, wherein the oxide contains a metallic element, wherein the metallic element forms a solid solution with the positive electrode active material, and wherein the atomic concentration of the metallic element is approximately 0 at depths of from 50 to 100 nm from an external surface of the negative electrode.
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