The application provides a
polymer, which comprises a main chain and a
side chain. The main chain mainly comprises a water-soluble
acrylonitrile copolymer, and the polymerized monomers of the
acrylonitrile copolymer comprise
acrylic monomers and
acrylonitrile monomers. One end of the
side chain is connected to the main chain, and the other end is connected to an organic
silicon group X1, X2 and X3, which are independently selected from one of C1-C4
alkyl, hydroxyl,
halogen atom and C1-C4 alkoxy, and X1, X2 and X3 are not
alkyl at the same time. The number of chain atoms of the
side chain is greater than or equal to 3. The application also provides a binder, a negative
electrode and a secondary battery comprising the
polymer, an application of the
polymer and a preparation method of the negative
electrode. The main chain of the polymer has high
mechanical strength, can maintain the stability of the micro-skeleton structure of the
electrode, and the side chain can be stretched and contracted while achieving multi-dimensional bonding of the
silicon particles, and can buffer the volume and stress changes of the
silicon particles in the charging and discharging process.