A prelithiated carbon anode has been produced incorporating stabilised lithium metal powder. Electrodes have been fabricated which are partially lithiated, to compensate for the irreversible capacity of the anode material and combined with conventional Li-ion cathode materials. Fully lithiated anodes have also been fabricated and combined with non-lithiated cathode materials to produce a Li-ion cell. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.