“…It has two polymorphs: α-NiS (hexagonal), which is stable at high temperatures (>379), and a rhombohedral β-NiS which is also stable at lower temperatures [28,29]. NiS thin films and nanoparticles with varying stoichiometries (NiS, NiS 2 , Ni 3 S 2 , Ni 3 S 4 , Ni 6 S 5 , Ni 7 S 6 , Ni 4 S 3+x , Ni 3+x S 2 , and Ni 9 S 8 ) and nanostructures have been prepared using various starting materials and precursors [21,30,31]. Some methods used to synthesize nickel sulfide include thermal decomposition, hydrothermal treatment, and solvothermal methods [32,33].…”