Abstract　In　the　present　work,　SnCo-CMK　nanocomposite　was　successfully　synthesized　for　the　first　time　via　a　simple　nanocasting　route　by　using　mesoporous　carbon　as　nano-reactor.　The　nanocomposite　was　then　characterized　by　means　of　X-ray　diffraction　(XRD),　thermogravimetric　analysis　(TG),　N2　adsorption-desorption,　scanning　and　transmission　electron　microscopy　(SEM/TEM)　respectively.　Furthermore,　the　SnCo-CMK　nanocomposite　exhibited　large　reversible　capacities,　excellent　cycling　stability　and　enhanced　rate　capability　when　employed　as　an　anode　material　for　lithium-ion　batteries.　A　large　reversible　capacity　of　562　mA　h　g-1　was　obtained　after　60　cycles　at　a　current　density　of　0.1　A　g-1　which　is　attributed　to　the　structure　of　＇meso-nano＇　SnCo-CMK　composite.　This　unique　structure　ensures　the　intimate　contact　between　CMK　and　SnCo　nanoparticles,　buffers　the　large　volume　expansion　and　prevents　the　aggregation　of　the　SnCo　nanoparticles　during　cycling,　leading　to　the　excellent　cycling　stability　and　enhanced　rate　capability.　©　2015　Elsevier　Ltd.