ELECTRODE LEAD AND ELECTRODE LEAD MANUFACTURING METHOD

The present disclosure relates to an electrode lead and a method for manufacturing an electrode lead, and more specifically, to an electrode lead connected to an electrode assembly of a secondary battery that can be repeatedly charged and discharged and a method for manufacturing such an electrode lead. An electrode lead according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a first portion coupled to an electrode tab of an electrode assembly of a secondary battery; and a second portion connected to the first portion and protruding to the outside of a case of the secondary battery, wherein the first portion may be formed to have a narrower width than the second portion, and a plating layer may be formed on at least a part of the first portion and the second portion.