A solution-based "hot-injection" approach was developed to synthesize amorphous carbon-decorated and graphene-anchored hollow Co9S8 nanoparticles as anode material for Li ion battery application. Such a rationally designed dually-protected structure could effectively accommodate the volume expansion of Co9S8 nanoparticles during Li-cycling. As a result, as-synthesized nanocomposites could be successfully operated under ultrawide temperature window of -20 degrees C-70 degrees C, rendering excellent electrochemical performances, i.e., remarkable reversible capacities of 910 mA h g(-1) after 100 cycles (at 500 mA g(-1)) and 622 mA h g(-1) after 200 cycles (at 1000 mA g(-1)) at 70 degrees C. These attributes enable three-dimensional structured Co9S8 nanoparticles to be promising anode materials of advanced Li-ion batteries for large-power applications such as electric vehicles under extreme temperature environments. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.