“…Among them, nickel sulfides are well known in technological applications, including magnetics, conductors, catalysts, phase changing materials and electrode materials for rechargeable LIBs 13, 21–31. Although a large number of nickel sulfides have been synthesized, such as NiS, NiS 2 , Ni 3+x S 2 , Ni 3 S 2 , Ni 3 S 4+x , Ni 3 S 4 , Ni 6 S 5 , Ni 7 S 6 and Ni 9 S 8 , only NiS and NiS 2 were studied extensively 25, 26, 29–31. Ni 3 S 4 , with its high theoretical capacity (704.5 mAh/g), safety and cost effectiveness, is a promising candidate for anode material in LIBs.…”