NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY

A negative electrode for a secondary battery including a negative electrode active material capable of absorbing and releasing lithium ions. The negative electrode active material includes a first carbon material as a main component, and includes a second carbon material and a silicon-containing material which are present between particles of the first carbon material. The first carbon material has an average particle diameter A, the second carbon material has an average particle diameter B, and the silicon-containing material has an average particle diameter C, satisfying A>C≥B.