Nickel composite hydroxide particle and process for producing the same, positive electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery and process for producing the same, and non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery

Abstract

An objective of the present invention is to provide a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery positive electrode active material formed from a lithium-nickel composite oxide which, while retaining high capacity and a high level of safety, has an excellent cycle characteristic by controlling reaction resistance and a method for producing it. [Solution] A lithium-nickel composite oxide is produced by steps (a) to (c) described below: (a) nickel hydroxide and/or nickel oxyhydroxide in a prescribed composition are sintered in a non-reducing atmosphere having 850° C. or lower to give nickel oxide; (b) after the nickel oxide and a lithium compound are mixed in a prescribed molar ratio, the mixture is sintered in an oxygen atmosphere at a temperature of 650 to 850° C.; and (c) after an obtained powder is made to be in a prescribed slurry concentration, it is washed with water during a period of time which satisfies the following formula:/40</10wherein A is a time for washing with water presented as a unit of a minute, B is a slurry concentration of the obtained powder presented as a unit of g/L, filtered and dried.