To　reduce　the　influence　from　volume　expansion　of　silicon　during　lithium　lithiation/delithiation,　milled　flake　graphite/plasma　nano-silicon@carbon　(MFG/PNSi@C)　composite　with　void　sandwich　structure　is　synthesized　by　assembling　thin　MFG　(thickness　of　150　nm)　sheets　loading　with　carbon-coated　PNSi　(plasma　nano-silicon)　via　a　facile　spray　drying　method.　The　MFG/PNSi@C　composite,　as　lithium　ion　battery　anode,　exhibits　excellent　electrochemical　performance　at　room　temperature　and　displays　an　outstanding　cyclic　property　even　at　high　temperature.　The　MFG/PNSi@C　electrode　delivers　reversible　capacity　of　1141　mAh　g−1,　and　high　initial　Coulombic　efficiency　of　84.4%,　and　capacity　retention　of　84.1%　after　200　cycles　at　a　current　density　of　0.1　A　g−1.　Even　at　the　current　density　of　0.2　and　0.4　A　g−1,　the　reversible　capacities　of　1168　and　1102　mAh　g−1　can　be　achieved　respectively,　with　the　capacity　retention　of　68.9%　and　63.9%　after　200　cycles.　Even　the　work　temperature　goes　up　60　°C,　the　discharge/charge　capacities　of　832/808　mAh　g−1　can　be　obtained　at　a　current　density　of　0.1　A　g−1.　The　stable　cyclic　performance　is　mainly　due　to　the　void　sandwich　structure　of　the　MFG/PNSi@C　composite,　which　dramatically　shortens　lithium　ion　diffusion　path　and　pitch　carbon　shell　can　buffer　huge　volume　expansion.　©　2018　Elsevier　Ltd