A subject for the invention is to provide a
lithium secondary battery which can be improved in high-output / high-input characteristics based on a reduction in the thickness of an active material layer, has a long life, and is highly safe. The invention relates to: a negative
electrode for
lithium secondary battery which comprises a
current collector having provided thereon an active material layer comprising an active material and an organic material having binding and thickening effects, wherein the active material is a powdery active material comprising an amorphous-material-coated
graphite, and when a dispersion prepared by dispersing 100 g of the active-material
powder in 200 g of water together with 2 g of
carboxymethyl cellulose is examined by the
grind gauge method for determining the degree of dispersion in accordance with JIS K5400, the particle
diameter at which particles begin to appear is 50 μm or smaller; and a
lithium secondary battery employing the negative
electrode.