“…The peaks (2θ) values at 18.44 • , 24.82 • , 26.52 • , 28.20 • , 32.20 • , 35.69 • , 36.50 • , 43.71 • , 47.88 • , 51.86 • and 52.64• are corresponding planes of (1 1 0), (1 0 0), (0 0 2), (1 0 1), (3 0 0), (0 2 1), (1 0 2), (1 1 0), (1 0 3), (1 1 2) and (4 0 1). Because of the size difference between the ions Cd 2+ and Ni 2+ , there is little compressive micro strain in the lattice, which causes peak broadening and peak shifts in the reflection planes[27]. Similarly, the XRD pattern for Ni-Cd-S and Ni-Cd-S/rGO, shows mixed crystalline faces of the NiS and CdS.…”