“…The hierarchical structure is conducive to expediting ion diffusion and enhancing specific surface area, thus providing more active surface sites. 32 From the elemental mapping in Fig. 1(g), it can be determined that the NiCo 2 O 4 @MnS composite is made up of uniformly distributed Ni, Co, Mn, S, and O elements, which also indicates that the hydrothermal–electrodeposition synthesis method is effective for the preparation of compound electrodes.…”