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anodes. For example, silicon reacts with lithium to form Li3.75Si and with tin to form Li4.4Sn. For graphite, 1 lithium atom reacts with 6 carbon atoms forming (LiC6) while, for Si, 3.75 lithium atoms react with 1 silicon atom. With 22.5 times the lithium content per host atom, silicon anodes have