Positive electrode for rechargeable lithium battery, method for manufacturing the same, and rechargeable lithium battery including the same

A rechargeable lithium battery comprising:

• a positive electrode;
• a negative electrode;
• and
• a separator disposed between the positive and negative electrodes,
• wherein the positive electrode comprises:
• a mesh-like current collector and a positive active material layer formed on both sides of the current collector,
• the positive active material layer comprises a positive active material and a binder, wherein the positive active material consists of an active material selected from the group consisting of LiCoO2, LiMn2O4, LiFePO4, and combinations thereof, and wherein the binder comprises a first binder selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride, a polyvinylidene fluoride-hexafluoropropylene copolymer, a polyvinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene phosphate copolymer, and combinations thereof, and a second binder selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl acetate, polymethylmethacrylate, a polymethylmethacrylate-ethylmethacrylate copolymer, a polymethylmethacrylate-butylmethacrylate copolymer, polyethylene oxide, polyethylene glycol-grafted polymethylmethacrylate, polyvinyl chloride, a polyvinyl chloride-methylmethacrylate copolymer, and combinations thereof, and
• the positive electrode is about 150 μm thick or more.