Electrode including multi-layered electrode active material layer and secondary battery including the same

An electrode, comprising:

• a multi-layered electrode active material layer comprising an electrode active material, a binder, and a conductive material,
• wherein the electrode active material in each layer of the multi-layered electrode active material layer comprises different electrode active material components,
• wherein a loading amount of the electrode active material in each layer is different,
• wherein the loading amount of the electrode active material increases as the layers of the multi-layered electrode active material layer move in a direction away from an electrode collector, and
• wherein the electrode active material and binder are uniformly dispersed in each layer of the multi-layered electrode active material layer.