Building on the one-pot hydrothermal synthesis route outlined in the previous section, the precursor solution of nano-MoS2 was adapted to additionally achieve microscopic control over the MoS2 crystal structure to further improve the electrochemical performance. This was done via the addition of pillar molecules, namely 1,6-hexanediamine (HDA), which we hypothesize will expand the interlayer space of MoS2, modulating its geometric nanoconfinement environment. By using two different concentrations of HDA in the precursor solution (molar ratios of HDA/Mo of 1 and 0.5), the density of pillars is aimed to be controlled.