NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY

A negative electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery comprises a negative electrode core body, and a negative electrode mixture layer. When the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the surface of the negative electrode mixture layer on the side opposite to the negative electrode core body is defined as a first region and the range of 40% of the thickness of the negative electrode mixture layer from the interface between the negative electrode mixture layer and the negative electrode core body is defined as a second region, the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the first region is smaller than the BET specific surface area of the graphite included in the second region.