The invention belongs to the technical field of 
lithium ion batteries, in particular relates to a composite 
anode material for the 
lithium ion battery. The composite 
anode material comprises an 
anode active substance and a 
coating layer coated on the surface of the anode active substance, wherein the anode active substance can be Si, SiOx or 
silicon alloy, the 
coating layer is 
polymer which is of a reticular structure, and the 
mass percent of the 
coating layer accounts for 1-20% of the anode material. Compared with the prior art, the composite anode material has the advantages that the 
polymer which is of the reticular structure and used as the coating layer is coated on the surface of the active substance in a cross-linking manner, the coating layer has the 
electron conduction property and the 
ion conduction property, so that the situation that the 
lithium ions can be inserted into and separated from the anode active substance particles smoothly is ensured; furthermore, the coating layer is of the reticular structure and has good 
mechanical strength, and therefore, the integrality of the anode active substance particles can be kept in the electrochemical cycle process, the deformation of an anode strip is relieved, the electrochemical cycle performance of the 
lithium ion battery is improved and the service life of the 
lithium ion battery is prolonged.