Barium and titanium dithiocarbamates as precursors for colloidal nanocrystals of emerging optoelectronic materials.

The synthesis and structures of N,N-dialkyldithiocarbamate complexes of barium are reported; the compounds crystallize as one-dimensional coordination polymers. In combination with a titanium dithiocarbamate precursor, the compounds are demonstrated as competent single-source precursors for the solution-based preparation of colloidal BaTiS3 nanorods.