Robert Boschgmbh

Samsung Sdi Co., Inc.

In-Sung Uhm

Gun-Ho Kwak

Dong-Hwan Yu

Bo-Ra Shin

Disclosed are a positive electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same, and the positive electrode includes a current collector including a carbon layer disposed on a substrate; and a positive active material layer disposed on the current collector, wherein the carbon layer has a loading level of 0.5 g/mto 3 g/m. The effects of the carbon layer include improving the high power characteristics and the power density by decreasing the internal resistance of an electrode, and to improve the power density by providing uniform current to the positive electrode. The carbon layer may have a thickness of about 1 &#x3bc;m to about 2 &#x3bc;m. The carbon layer may include a carbon-based material of artificial graphite, natural graphite, carbon black, acetylene black, ketjen black, denka black, or combinations thereof.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

In-Sung Uhm