Fig. 3

X-ray absorption analysis. a The normalized Mo K-edge XANES spectra and first derivative inset. b Comparison of R-space data and best fit lines. c Ni K-edge XANES spectrum for NiO@1T-MoS₂ with enlarged pre-edge region inset. d Corresponding EXAFS spectrum fitting of NiO@1T-MoS₂ in R-space with K-space inset