Super High Capacity of Lithium Battery Silicon-Carbon Anode over 6,500 mAh g^-1

As silicon anodes approach their theoretical capacity limits in lithium-ion batteries, the exploration of materials with even higher energy storage potential becomes imperative. Here, we demonstrate that silicon-carbon composites can deliver ultrahigh capacities exceeding 6,500 mAh g^-1, benefiting from the abundant internal defects within the composite. At a charge-discharge rate of 0.1 C (0.42 A g^-1), the initial discharge specific capacity reaches 6,694.21 mAh g^-1, with a Coulombic efficiency (CE) of 74.71%, markedly exceeding the theoretical capacity limit of silicon. By further optimizing lithium battery electrolyte, the initial discharge specific capacity is 5,294.88 mAh g^-1 and CE is increased to 90.96%. Moreover, an artificial intelligence-assisted framework combining a multilayer perceptron with a constrained genetic algorithm predicts a theoretical maximum initial discharge capacity of 7,789.55 mAh g^-1. These results provide compelling evidence that silicon-carbon composites hold great promise for substantially enhancing the energy density of next-generation lithium-ion batteries.