A　novel　ordered　mesoporous　carbon　hybrid　composite,　CoO/CMK-3,　is　prepared　by　an　infusing　method　using　Co(NO3)(2)center　dot　6H(2)O　as　the　cobalt　source.　The　products　are　characterized　by　X-ray　diffraction,　transmission　electron　microscopy　and　N-2　adsorption-desorption　analysis　techniques.　It　is　observed　that　the　CoO　nanoparticles　are　loaded　in　the　channels　of　mesoporous　carbon.　The　mesopore　structure　of　CMK-3　is　destroyed　gradually　with　increasing　of　the　Coo　content.　The　electrochemical　properties　of　samples　as　the　anode　materials　for　lithium-ion　batteries　are　studied　by　galvanostatic　method.　The　results　show　that　the　CoO/CMK-3　composites　have　higher　reversible　capacities　(more　than　700　mAh　g(-1))　and　better　cycle　performance　in　comparison　with　the　pure　mesoporous　carbon　(CMK-3).　Based　on　the　above　results,　a　mechanism　is　proposed　to　explain　the　reason　of　such　a　substantial　improvement　of　electrochemical　performance　in　the　CoO/CMK-3　composites.　(c)　2009　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.