Various strategies have been devised to enhance the specific capacity (over 372 mA h g−1) and cycle life of pure carbon-based anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Herein, we prepared carbon nanobeads (CNBs) with inner onion-like layer structures using chemical vapor deposition. Additionally, mesophase-pitch-based graphite fibers (MPGFs) were fabricated via melt spinning method. MPG...