The method of producing an electrode according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a method of producing a negative electrode or a method of producing a positive electrode, depending on the kind of electrode active material.
That is, when the particulate electrode active material included in a raw material is a negative electrode active material, the method of producing an electrode according to an exemplary embodiment may correspond to the method of producing a negative electrode.
In addition, when the particulate electrode active material included in a raw material is a positive electrode active material the method of producing an electrode according to an exemplary embodiment may correspond to the method of producing a positive electrode. Thus, the method of producing an electrode according to the present invention should not be limitedly interpreted as a method of producing a positive electrode or negative electrode.
In the method of producing an electrode according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a step of using a raw material including a particulate electrode active material to produce an active material bulk may be a step of using a raw material including particulate electrode active material to produce an active material bulk capable of free-standing. In other words, the active material production step may be a step of producing a physically integrated active material bulk from a raw material including a particulate electrode active material by applying pressure (in the case of a molded body) or applying pressure and heat (in the case of a sintered body).