An electrode and a secondary battery, the electrode including a conductive substrate; and a plurality of active material layers on the conductive substrate, wherein the plurality of active material layers includes a first active material layer and a second active material layer; the first active material layer is on the substrate, the second active material layer is on the first active material layer; the first active material layer includes a first active material and a first binder; the second active material includes a second active material and a second binder; the first active material layer or the second active material layer includes convex portions and concave portions, and the concave portions have a triangular cross section or a trapezoidal cross section.