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

Disclosed is a negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same. The negative electrode includes a current collector; and a negative active material layer on the current collector, wherein the negative active material layer includes a first region adjacent to the current collector and a second region not contacting the current collector, and the negative active material layer includes a carbonaceous material and a Si-based material including Si, and an amount of Si included in the negative active material layer is different in the first region and the second region.