SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode plate having at least one first electrode tab thereon, a second electrode plate having at least one second electrode tab thereon, and a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate, a current collector plate joined to the first electrode tab or the second electrode tab, and a fixing member on a surface of the current collector plate, the fixing member being connected to a portion of a surface of an end of the at least one first electrode tab or the at least one second electrode tab.