ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PREPARING ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ANODE COMPRISING SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY

A negative electrode active material, including: a graphite core; a first carbon coating layer on the graphite core; and a second carbon coating layer on the first carbon coating layer, wherein a crystallinity of the second carbon coating layer is lower than a crystallinity of the first carbon coating layer, or the second carbon coating layer includes hard carbon and the first carbon coating layer includes soft carbon. A negative electrode including the negative electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same are also disclosed.