ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME

Disclosed are an electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. In an embodiment, an electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a current collector; an active material layer on the current collector; and a functional layer between the current collector and the active material layer, wherein the functional layer includes a first functional layer and a second functional layer, the first functional layer includes a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) resin, and the second functional layer includes a lithium transition metal phosphate.