ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY

A battery includes a first conductive layer having a folded portion, a first edge, and a second edge opposite to the first edge in a first direction of the battery; a first conductive plate located on the first conductive layer; and a first layer comprising an insulating material covering at least one portion of the folded portion, and being distant from the first conductive layer. The first layer partially covers the first edge of the first conductive layer