ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY CELL INCLUDING SAME

An electrode assembly according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode that includes a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer located on the positive electrode current collector; and a negative electrode that includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer located on the negative electrode current collector, wherein the positive electrode and the negative electrode are arranged in a direction in which the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer face each other, wherein the positive electrode includes an insulating coating layer that covers from an end part of the positive electrode active material layer to at least a part of the positive electrode active material layer, and wherein the insulating coating layer includes at least one protrusion that protrudes toward the central portion of the positive electrode active material layer on the basis of an end part of the positive electrode active material layer.