Amorphous carbon nanotube (ACNT)/sulfur composites were prepared by solution reaction method. The electrochemical results showed that both ACNT/S composite and ACNT/S mixture had a first reversible capacity of 1020 mA h.g(-1), and the capacity retention of ACNT/S composite was 77% after 100 cycles while that of ACNT/S mixture was only 35% with the initial capacity being 850 mA h.g(-1). The experimental results showed that the reversible lithium insertion capacity of the composite was obviously high and the cycling stability was good, which was mainly due to the solid and uniform dispersion of the sulfur and amorphous carbon nanotube matrix in the composite. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.