“…In recent years, transition-metal compound anodes featuring nanostructures (such as nanoparticles, − nanorods, and nanosheets , ) have received extensive attention owing to their advantage of superior theoretical specific capacity on the basis of the conversion-type reaction mechanism . Particularly, iron-based compounds, such as Fe 3 O 4 (926 mA h·g –1 ) , and FeS (609 mA h·g –1 ), have become a research hotspot because of their high natural abundance, , economic benefit, , and environmental compatibility. , However, what must be noted is that the inferior electronic and ionic conductivity as well as the violent volumetric effect during the Li insertion/extraction process will induce the sluggish electron and ion transport and the fracture or pulverization of the electrode structure, giving rise to rapid capacity fading. − To resolve these issues, many research studies have been devoted to engineer nanostructured materials with controlled architectures or decorate well-designed hybrids with optimized components. − Herein, the construction of the heterogeneous interface of iron oxide/iron sulfide is an available strategy, which can provide the synergistic physicochemical properties of each pure component. − To be precise, due to the synergistic interaction of the heterogeneous interface, not only the electron transfer rate can be improved but also the structural stability of the material can be enhanced. − It is reported that the Fe 3 O 4 /FeS heterogeneous material exhibits enhanced lithium/sodium storage performance along with excellent rate properties and stable cycle characteristics. , Nevertheless, it should be clear that though Fe 3 O 4 /FeS fully utilizes the senior theoretical capacity of Fe 3 O 4 and the great cycling stability of FeS, the problem of volume expansion during the lithium storage process is still not addressed effectively.…”