Molybdenum　disulfide　(MoS2),　has　aroused　people＇s　much　research　interest　as　an　anode　candidate　for　next　generation　of　Li-ion　batteries　because　of　special　layered　structure　and　high　theoretical　capacity.　However,　MoS2　suffers　from　a　poor　cycling　stability　and　an　inferior　rate　capability　upon　charge/discharge　processes.　So　we　have　successfully　synthesized　a　more　stable　expanded　nanocomposite　with　superior　electrical　conductivity　by　intercalating　moderate　amorphous　carbon　between　two　adjacent　S-Mo-S　interlayer　via　a　simple　method　which　exhibits　excellent　lithium　storage　performance　with　high　capacity　(858.9　mA　h　g(-1)　at　1　A　g(-1)　for　1000　cycles),　and　superior　rate　capability　(518　mA　h　g(-1)　at　4　A　g(-1)).　This　superior　electrochemical　performance　is　attributed　to　the　special　structure　(few　layers,　2H　phase,　expanded　interlayer　spacing,　amorphous　carbon　between　S-Mo-S　layers,　C-O-Mo　bond　in　the　layer),　small　size　and　evenly　distributed　MoS2　nanosheets.　Besides,　we　study　the　2H-1T　phase　transformation　mechanism　by　controlling　the　ratio　of　ethylene　glycol　to　water　and　O-C=O　bond　plays　an　important　role　in　promoting　2H-1T　phase　transformation.　(C)　2019　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.