Flexible lithium-ion batteries are being given great attention as up-and-coming power source for the development of flexible and wearable electronic devices. In this work, a carbon and silicon coated 3D ccFe203 nanorod arrays on carbon cloth composite was firstly designed by facile hydrothermal method and physical vapor deposition process. The as-prepared composite can be directly applied as flexible anode for Li-ion batteries without adding any binder and conducting materials. The electrochemical results show that the composite exhibits outstanding electrochemical lithium storage properties with high initial Coulombic Efficiency of 76% at 100 mA g(-1), current density and a superior cycling performance that could maintain about 910 mAh.g(-1) after 500 cycles at a 500 inA g(-1) current density, which is two to three times of commercial graphite anodes. This study offers a promising route to greatly enhance the electrochemical properties of metal oxides and provides suggestive insights for developing highperformance electrode materials for flexible energy storage devices. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.