NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME

The present invention relates to a negative electrode including a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material, a conductive agent, and a binder, wherein the negative electrode active material includes silicon particles having an average particle diameter (D) of 4 μm to 10 μm, the conductive agent includes carbon nanotubes and a graphite-type conductive agent, and the binder includes a copolymer containing a polyvinyl alcohol-derived unit and an ionized substituted acrylate-derived unit.