Hot-Injection Synthesis Protocol for Green-Emitting Cesium Lead Bromide Perovskite Nanocrystals

Abstract

All-inorganic cesium lead bromide (CsPbBr<inf>3</inf>) nanocrystals are one of the prominent members of the metal halide perovskite family of semiconductor materials, which possess considerable stability and excellent optoelectronic properties leading to a multitude of their potential applications in solar cells, light-emitting devices, photodetectors, and lasers. Hot-injection strategy is a popular method used to synthesize CsPbBr<inf>3</inf>nanocrystals, which provides a convenient route to produce them in the shape of rather monodisperse nanocubes. As in any synthetic procedure, there are different factors like temperature, surface ligands, precursor concentration, as well as necessary postpreparation purification steps. Herein, we provide a comprehensive hot-injection synthesis protocol for CsPbBr<inf>3</inf>nanocrystals, outlining intrinsic and extrinsic factors that affect its reproducibility and elucidating in detail the precursor solution preparation, nanocrystal formation and growth, and postpreparative purification and storage conditions to allow for the fabrication of high-quality green-emitting material.