The invention discloses a design method of a high-specific-energy
lithium ion battery with both electrochemical performance and safety performance. The design method comprises the steps of selecting materials, specifically, selecting materials with oxidation-
reduction activity under
high voltage as materials to be evaluated; conducting preparation, specifically, preparing a
lithium ion button battery taking the to-be-evaluated material as a positive
electrode; performing evaluation, specifically, verifying the
button battery, and evaluating the oxidation capacity and electrochemical performance of the to-be-evaluated material; and conducting
material selection, specifically, preferably selecting from the multiple to-be-evaluated materials to obtain the positive
electrode material with both electrochemical performance and safety performance. According to the method disclosed by the invention, the positive
electrode of the battery is screened by utilizing the high-
voltage oxidation-
reduction activity and gas production behavior of the positive
electrode material, so that the
overcharge temperature rise is controlled within a certain range, and the
overcharge safety performance of the
lithium battery is improved; and meanwhile, the
overcharge safety performance of the positive
electrode material can be rapidly evaluated, the research and development efficiency is improved, and the development cost is saved.