SECONDARY BATTERY

A secondary battery includes: a first electrode plate including a first substrate having a first active material coated portion coated with a first active material and a first electrode uncoated portion not coated with the first active material; a second electrode plate including on a second substrate having a second active material coated portion coated with a second active material and a second electrode uncoated portion not coated with the second active material; a separator between the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate; an electrode tab connected to one of the first electrode uncoated portion and the second electrode uncoated portion; an insulation tape on the first electrode uncoated portion or the second electrode uncoated portion and covering the electrode tab; and a step compensation unit on a region of an upper surface of the insulation tape excluding a region corresponding to the electrode tab.