“…1b, the main peaks of SnS 2 located at 14.98°, 28.30°, 32.20°, 41.99°, 50.10°, 52.62°, and 55.14° are assigned to (001), (100), (011), (012), (110), (111), and (103) facets, respectively, which indicated the hexagonal SnS 2 phase (JCPDS: 83-1705). 34,37 In the SS composite, except for the major characteristic peaks of SnS 2 , the diffraction peaks at 21.99°, 26.00°, 27.48°, 30.48°, 31.53°, 39.07°, and 42.49° are ascribed to (011), (012), (102), (110), (111), (113), and (021) crystal facets, respectively, matching with the orthorhombic SnS phase (JCPDS: 75-0925). 38 The co-presence of Sn 2+ and Sn 4+ in the SnS 2 –SnS (SS) composite is attributed to the oxidation of the Sn 2+ precursor to Sn 4+ during the preparation process.…”