The invention discloses a preparation method of an 
anode material for 
lithium-
ion batteries. According to the preparation method, 
urea is taken as a precipitating agent, 
nickel acetate 
tetrahydrate is taken as a 
nickel source, 
cobalt acetate 
tetrahydrate is taken as a 
cobalt source, 
ethylene glycol and deionized water are taken as solvents, and the 
anode material, which has a monodisperse porous NiCo2O4 submicron cube structure, for the 
lithium-
ion batteries is prepared by means of a mixed 
solvent thermal method and a precursor annealing method. The method takes the 
ethylene glycol and the deionized water as reaction solvents, so that the NiCo2O4 submicron cube which is high in dispersibility and has a porous structure can be obtained only by using the mixed 
solvent thermal method and the precursor annealing method; the prepared 
anode material has first 
discharge capacity reaching up to 1380mAh / g under the 
high current density of 1A / g, and still has 
discharge capacity of 607mAh / g after 300-time 
cycling so as to have excellent 
cyclic stability; in a preparation process of the anode material, the requirements for a dispersion 
system solution are low, the solvents are convenient and easy to obtain, harmful substances are not produced, and the preparation method is environmentally-friendly; the method is simple in preparation technology, low in requirements for equipment and short in 
production cycle; the prepared product is larger in amount and free from impurities, thus being suitable for large-scale production.