ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING THE SAME

An electrode assembly includes first and second electrodes stacked in a stacking direction with a separator therebetween. The first electrode includes a first coating portion coated with a first electrode active material and a first non-coating portion at a side of the first coating portion without being coated with the first electrode active material, and the second electrode includes a second coating portion coated with a second electrode active material and a second non-coating portion at a side of the second coating portion without being coated with the second electrode active material. The first non-coating portion and the second non-coating portion are not overlapped in the stacking direction.