(KOH pellets), cadmium acetate (CdAc2, 99.999%, ChemPur),
oleic acid (OA, 90%), 1-octadecene (ODE, 90%), selenium powder (Se,
ChemPur), trioctylphosphine (TOP, 90%), trioctylphosphine oxide (TOPO,
99%), octadecylamine (ODA, 90%), oleylamine (OLAM, 70%), 1-octanethiol
(≥98.5%), 1,4-butanedithiol (BDT, 97%), poly(3-decylthiophene-2,5-diyl)
(P3DT, regioregular), poly(3-hexylthiophene-2,5-diyl) (P3HT, regiorandom),
phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl ester (PCBM, 99%), fullerene
(C60, 99.9%), 1,2-dichlorobenzene (99%), chlorobenzene
(99.8%), indium-doped tin oxide substrates (ITO, PGO Germany), lithium
perchlorate (LiClO4, 99.99%), ferrocene (Fc, 98%), decamethylferrocene
(97%), anhydrous ethylene carbonate ((CH2O)2CO, 99.8%), succinonitrile (99%), dimethyl sulfone (98%), poly(ethylene
glycol) (PEG Mn of 600, 4000, 6000, 8000,
20000, and 35000), and anhydrous solvents (acetonitrile, 99.99%, methanol,
99.8%, ethanol (maximum 0.01% H2O), toluene, 99.8%, hexane,
95%, and butanol, 99.8%) were all purchased from Sigma-Aldrich unless
stated otherwise. acetonitrile was dried before use in an Innovative
Technology PureSolv Micro column. All other chemicals were used as
received.