nitrate tetrahydrate (99.997%), sodium myristate (99%), cadmium(II)
acetate (Cd(OAc)2; 99.995%), cadmium acetate dihydrate
(Cd(OAc)2·2H2O), octadecene (ODE; 90%),
oleic acid (90%), trioctylphosphine (TOP; 90%), propionic acid (99.5%)
methanol (99.9%), and hexane (95%) were purchased from Sigma-Aldrich.
Cadmium oxide (99.999%) sulfur (S; 99.9%), selenium powder (Se; 99.99%),
and tellurium (Te; 99.99%) were purchased from Strem Chemicals.