ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE

This application discloses an electrode assembly, a battery cell, a battery, and an electric device. The electrode assembly may include a first electrode plate and a second electrode plate that have opposite polarities, where the first electrode plate and the second electrode plate may be stacked. The first electrode plate may include a first active substance portion and a plurality of first inactive substance portions protruding from the first active substance portion, and the plurality of first inactive substance portions may be stacked. A connection layer may be disposed between at least two adjacent first inactive substance portions, and the connection layer may be spaced from the first active substance portion in a first direction and connect two adjacent first inactive substance portions, where the first direction is a direction in which the first inactive substance portions protrude from the first active substance portion.