NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE

A negative electrode and a secondary battery including the negative electrode. The negative electrode including a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes negative electrode active material particles, the negative electrode active material particles include natural graphite particles and a carbon coating layer disposed on the natural graphite particles. The negative electrode active material particles have a Dof 6 μm, to 9.2 μm and a half-width of 5.0 μm to 5.5 μm based on a particle size distribution, and the specific surface area of the negative electrode active material particles is from 0.6 m/g to 2.2 m/g.