LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY

A lithium secondary battery including: a positive electrode including a positive electrode current collector, and a positive electrode mixture layer containing a positive electrode active material; a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector that faces the positive electrode; a separator disposed therebetween; and a non-aqueous electrolyte having lithium ion conductivity, wherein the positive electrode active material includes a composite oxide containing lithium and a metal M other than lithium, the metal M containing at least a transition metal, lithium metal deposits on the negative electrode during charge, and the lithium metal dissolves from the negative electrode during discharge, the positive electrode current collector has a first length in a first direction D and a second length in a second direction D intersecting the first direction, the first length being shorter than the second length, a spacer is provided between the positive electrode and the separator.