“…In addition, no impure phases in the Co 1.5 Ni 1.5 S 4 sample were observed, which confirms its pure spinel structure. For comparison, only weak characteristic peaks were observed for the CoS sample, and these peaks were assigned to the (111), (200), (211), and (220) planes [13], indicating that CoS is primarily composed of an amorphous phase. The characteristic peaks in the XRD pattern of the NiS sample were due to the hexagonal phase (JCPDS no.02e1280) [14].…”