Abstract: Disclosed are a method of manufacturing an electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery, and an electrode manufactured therefrom, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the electrode, the method of manufacturing an electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery including mixing together an electrode active material and a first ionic polymer to prepare a first slurry; mixing together the first slurry and a second ionic polymer to prepare a second slurry; mixing together the second slurry and a water-soluble binder to prepare an electrode active material layer slurry; coating the electrode active material layer slurry on a current collector, drying and compressing the electrode active material layer slurry to manufacture an electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery, wherein an amount of the first ionic polymer is about 20 to about 90 wt % based on a total amount of 100 wt % of the first ionic polymer and the second ionic polymer.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery, an electrode manufactured therefrom, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the electrode are provided. The method includes preparing an electrode active material layer slurry including an electrode active material and a polymer binder, coating the electrode active material layer slurry on a current collector and drying it while applying an electric field to form an active material layer, wherein the polymer binder includes a water-soluble binder and an ionic polymer.