An electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery, comprising a current collector
layer composed of a metal incapable of alloying with Li, an active material layer
provided on said current collector layer and composed of a metal capable of alloying
with Li and a surface coating layer provided on a surface of said active material
layer, opposite to the surface on which the current collector layer is provided,
and composed of a metal incapable of alloying with Li or composed of an alloy of
a metal incapable of alloying with Li and a metal capable of alloying with Li.
