The commercially established graphite anode has a specific capacity of 372 mAh/g, which is comparable to the NMC cathode rated at 200 mAh/g. Therefore, each gram of cathode requires 0.54 grams of anode material. Silicon has been studied as a potential replacement for the graphite anode as it has ten times the specific capacity. Therefore, a 30 -40% improvement in the cell-level energy capacity is expected when using a silicon anode. However, silicon suffers from massive volume changes during lithiation/delithiation cycles which lead to mechanical stresses that cause fragmentation and loss of electrical contact. To mitigate this issue, researchers have focused on silicon-graphite composites which aim to deliver the optimal trade-off between capacity and volume expansions. Readers are referred to articles by He et al. and Li et al. for a more detailed review of the recent progress in this space. Beyond academic interest, silicon-based anodes have also garnered attention from battery manufacturers such as CATL's subsidiary Pingnan Times and Sila Technologies. Given the exciting work in this space, silicon-based anodes are likely going to be a major player in improving the energy densities of batteries in the future.