Solution-phase synthesis of the chalcogenide perovskite barium zirconium sulfide as colloidal nanomaterials.

Chalcogenide perovskites such as BaZrS 3 have promising optoelectronic properties. Methods to produce these materials at low temperatures, especially in the solution phase, are currently scarce. We describe a solution-phase synthesis of colloidal nanoparticles of BaZrS 3 using reactive metal amide precursors. The nanomaterials are crystallographically and spectroscopically characterized.