A　carbon　layer　usually　covers　the　outside　of　SnS/MoS2　nanosheets　produced　by　a　traditional　C-layer　cladding　process,　resulting　in　a　material　with　a　lower　specific　surface　area　and　fewer　active　sites.　Therefore,　it　is　difficult　for　these　as-obtained　SnS　and　MoS2　materials　to　be　directly　employed　as　electrode　materials.　There　is　a　great　need　to　develop　a　new　C-layer　coating　process　that　can　effectively　coat　active　materials　and　simultaneously　increase　the　specific　surface　area.　In　this　study,　novel　SnS@C/MoS2　nanotubes　were　designed　and　synthesized　by　a　self-sacrificing　template　method　(SSTM).　Specifically,　MoO3　nanoribbons　were　first　coated　with　Sn　to　produce　Sn-MOF,　and　SnS@C/MoS2　nanotubes　with　a　particular　nanosheet　architecture　preserved　were　achieved　via　an　elegant　SSTM　vulcanization　strategy.　This　SSTM　preparation　method　not　only　retains　the　nanosheet　microstructure　of　the　surface　but　also　leaves　a　thin　layer　of　amorphous　carbon　on　the　surface,　which　greatly　improves　the　conductivity　and　effectively　improves　the　cycling　stability.　In　addition　to　above-mentioned　advantages,　there　is　a　synergistic　effect　between　the　various　components　of　the　SnS@C/MoS2　nanotubes,　which　has　a　positive　effect　on　the　electrochemical　performance.　When　used　as　the　anode　of　a　lithium-ion　battery　(LIB),　the　SnS@C/MoS2　composite　can　maintain　a　specific　discharge　capacity　of　970.9　mAh　g−1　after　500　cycles　at　a　current　density　of　1　A　g−1,　and　a　specific　discharge　capacity　of　778.1　mAh　g−1　even　after　1000　cycles　at　a　current　density　of　2　A　g−1.　This　method　provides　a　reference　for　the　synthesis　of　other　nanostructured　materials.　©　2024　The　Royal　Society　of　Chemistry.