Li ion migration dynamics in the Li–Si alloys are investigated from DFT calculation.
Identification of vacancy mechanism as dominant mode of diffusion in Li-Si compounds.
Li ions diffuse predominantly via a vacancy–mediated mechanism in LixSi (1 < x).
Li migration barriers in LixSi (∼0.37 eV) and its migration pathways are discussed.
Macroscopic Li diffusion coefficients in LixSi are predicted using KMC simulation.