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In this work, the carbon-coated heterostructured ZnS-FeS2 is prepared by a two-step hydrothermal method. The crystallinity and nature of carbon-coating are confirmed by the investigation of XRD and Raman spectroscopy techniques. The nanoparticle morphology of ZnS and plate-like morphology of FeS2 is established by TEM images. The chemical composition of heterostructure ZnS-FeS2@C is discovered by an XPS study. The CV results have disclosed the charge storage mechanism, which depends on the capacitive and diffusion process. The BET surface area (37.95 m2g\u22121) and lower Rct value (137 \u2126) of ZnS-FeS2@C are beneficial to attain higher lithium-ion storage performance. It delivered a discharge capacity of 821 mAh g\u22121 in the 500th continuous cycle @ A g\u22121, with a coulombic efficiency of around 100%, which is higher than the ZnS-FeS2 heterostructure (512 mAh g\u22121). 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