NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME

A negative active material composite includes a core and a coating layer around (surrounding) the core. The core includes amorphous carbon and silicon nanoparticles, the coating layer includes amorphous carbon, and an adjacent distance between the silicon nanoparticles is less than or equal to about 100 nm.