Fig. 4

Proposed mechanism describing potential interaction between MoSe₂ and LSC. a HR-TEM image of LSC&MoSe₂, indicating the presence of both 2H- and 1T-Phase MoSe₂. b Enlarged region of 2H-MoSe₂ shown with schematic lattice structure, illustrating the hexagonal crystal structure with Mo–Mo inter-atomic distance of 0.28 nm. c Enlarged region of 1T-MoSe₂ shown with schematic lattice structure, indicating the Mo–Mo (0.563 nm) and Se–Se (0.324 nm) inter-atomic distances. d Schematic description of local phase transition in MoSe₂ via electron transfer from Co to Mo. e Schematic diagram of proposed charge transfer processes between MoSe₂ and LSC