oleylamine (OLAM, 80%, Sigma-Aldrich), 1-octadecene (ODE, 90%, Sigma-Aldrich),
sulfur powder (S, 99.99%, Alfa Aesar), octanedithiol (ODT, 98%, Sigma-Aldrich),
Indium-doped Tin Oxide substrates (ITO, ∼25 nm film thickness, Rsq ≤ 120 Ω/cm2, PGO
Germany), lithium perchlorate (LiClO4, 99.99%, Sigma-Aldrich),
tetraoctylammonium tetrafluoroborate ((TOA)BF4, >98%,
Sigma-Aldrich),
tetrabutylammonium perchlorate ((TBA)ClO4, >98%, Sigma-Aldrich),
tetramethylammonium hexafluorophosphate ((TMA)PF6, >98%,
Sigma-Aldrich), cesium perchlorate (CsClO4, 99.995%, Sigma-Aldrich),
copper(I) tetrafluoroborate (CuBF4, >98%, Sigma-Aldrich),
ferrocene (Fc, 98%, Sigma-Aldrich). Anhydrous solvents (methanol,
99.8%, butanol, 99.8%, toluene, 99.8%, tetrachloroethylene (TCE, >99%)
and acetonitrile, 99.99%) were all purchased from Sigma-Aldrich. acetonitrile
was dried before use in an Innovative Technology PureSolv Micro column.
All other chemicals were used as received.