Transition　metal　selenides　(TMSs)　have　been　considering　as　a　kind　of　promising　alternative　anode　materials　for　the　application　of　sodium　ion　batteries　due　to　their　high　electrical　conductivity　and　high　capacity.　Here,　hollow　NiCoSe2　microspheres　was　prepared　via　an　easy　hydrothermal　method,　followed　by　the　dopamine　derived　N-doped　carbon　coated　which　formed　the　hollow　NiCoSe2@C　composite.　Asprepared　hollow　NiCoSe2@C　composite　has　been　first　used　as　a　new　anode　material　for　sodium　ion　batteries　(SIBs).　Our　selenides　displays　a　quite　good　electrochemical　sodium　storage　performance.　For　example,　the　reversible　capacity　of　as-prepared　hollow　NiCoSe2@C　composite　electrode　can　be　maintained　at　464.7　mAh　g(-1)　at　a　current　density　of　100mA　g(-1)　after　200　cycles.　Moreover,　the　rate　performance　of　the　hollow　NiCoSe2@C　composite　is　outstanding.　The　reversible　capacities　of　425.3,　420.8,　403.2,　394.7,　378.7,　367.8　and　337.5mAh　g(-1)　can　be　achieved　at　the　current　densities　of　100,　200,　500,　1000,　2000,　3000　and　5000mA　g(-1),　respectively.　Meanwhile,　hollow　NiCoSe2@C　composite　electrode　exhibits　a　high　discharge　capacity　of　338　mAh　g(-1)　at　a　relatively　high　current　density　of　0.5　A　g(-1)　after　250　cycles.　In　addition,　the　kinetic　analysis　of　electrochemical　Na　thorn　storage　properties　of　the　hollow　NiCoSe2@C　composite　demonstrates　that　the　extrinsic　pseudo　capacitive　behaviour　contributes　significantly　to　excellent　rate　performance　and　good　long-term　cycling　life.　This　method　can　be　used　to　modify　the　morphologies　and　structures　of　the　other　TMSs　for　the　development　of　new　anode　materials　as　anode　materials　in　the　application　of　sodium　ion　batteries.　(c)　2019　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.