ACTIVE MATERIAL-FREE COMPOSITE ANODE FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME

A composite anode for an all-solid-state battery, the composite anode having no active anode material is provided. Specifically, the anode includes: an anode current collector; and a protective layer positioned on the anode current collector, and including a metallic compound and a metal alloyable with lithium, wherein the metallic compound includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a metal oxide, a metal carbide, and a combination thereof.