Composition-Dependent Aspect Ratio and Photoconductivity of Ternary (BixSb1-x)2S3 Nanorods

Junli Wang1, Hongsong Yu1, Tingting Wang1

  • 1School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jiangsu University , Zhenjiang 212013, P. R. China.

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