NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHAREABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHAREABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME

Disclosed are a negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same, and the negative electrode includes a current collector and a negative active material layer formed on the current collector, including a negative active material and a conductive material, wherein the negative active material is oriented to the current collector with a predetermined angle, the negative active material includes a silicon-based active material, the conductive material includes carbon nanotubes, and the negative electrode has an orientation ratio represented by Equation 1 of about 50 to about 100. Orientationratio=I110/I002 (in Equation 1,I(110) is a peak intensity at a (110) plane when XRD is measured by using a CuKa ray, andI(002) is a peak intensity at a (002) plane when XRD is measured by using a CuKa ray).