Negative electrode for rechargeable lithium battery and rechargeable lithium battery including same

Abstract

Disclosed are a negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. the negative electrode includes a current collector, a negative active material layer including a first active material layer in contact with the current collector and a second active material layer on the first active material layer, wherein at least one active material layer of the first active material layer and the second active material layer includes pores, the pores including macropores having an average size of about 1 μm or more and a porosity of the macropores is about 20% or more based on a total porosity 100% of the negative active material layer.

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