Patent ID: 7524439

Claim:
A method of producing a positive electrode for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery, which comprises the steps of: (I) a step of producing a mixed solution by adding at least one lithium-containing composite oxide selected from the group consisting of LiCoO 2 , LiNiO 2 and LiMn 2 O 4 and an alkoxide of at least one metal selected from the group consisting of titanium, aluminum, zinc, chromium, lithium, nickel, copper and iron to an organic solvent and mixing them; (II) a step of adding water to the mixed solution to produce a metal hydroxide; (III) a step of changing the resulting metal hydroxide into a metal oxide by heating and drying a solution containing the metal hydroxide and dispersing the metal oxide between particles of the lithium-containing composite oxide to produce powder for a positive electrode; and (IV) a step of shaping the powder for a positive electrode to produce a positive electrode.