Lithium　ion　batteries　(　LIBs)　have　been　widely　used　as　the　energy　storage　system　for　the　applications　of　the　laptop,　the　communication　equipment　and　the　consumer　electronics.　And　importantly,　it　will　be　largely　used　in　the　electrical　vehicles　in　the　near　future.　Silicon　with　a　high　theoretical　capacity　of　4200　mAh.g(-1)(　more　than　10　time　of　current　graphite　anode)　is　one　of　the　most　promising　alternative　anode　material　for　the　next　generation　of　LIBs.　However,　the　electrode　pulverization,　continuous　growth　of　solid　electrolyte　interphase(　SEI)　and　lithium　consumption　in　silicon　anode　material　based　batteries　usually　happen　during　charge/discharge　process　due　to　its　huge　volume　change.　Moreover,　the　weak　interaction　between　conventional　binder　and　silicon　anode　material　results　in　the　continuous　separation　of　silicon　active　material.　These　problems　severely　hinder　the　practical　application　of　silicon　anode　material.　This　review　systematically　summarize　the　recent　progress　of　silicon　and　its　related　materials　for　LIBs.　The　content　includes　the　fabrication　of　silicon　materials,　the　structure　of　silicon　materials,　binders,　electrolytes　and　electrolyte　additives.　Finally　,　the　future　development　direction　of　silicon-based　materials　is　presented.