nitrate nonahydrate (Fe(NO3)3·9H2O, 98%+, ACS Reagent, Acros), nickel nitrate hexahydrate (Ni(NO3)2·6H2O, 99%, Fisher Scientific),
ethylene glycol ((CH2OH)2, 99.8%, anhydrous,
Sigma-Aldrich), sodium hydroxide (NaOH, 98.7%, Certified ACS, Fisher
Scientific), potassium chloride (KCl, 99%+, Certified ACS, Fisher
Scientific), and hexaammineruthenium(III) chloride (Ru(NH3)6 Cl3, 99%, Strem Chemicals) were all used
as received without additional purification. The electrolyte solution
was prepared using ultrapure water (18.2 MΩ cm) from Millipore
Synergy UV system. Platinum wire (purity 99.9%, 0.01 mm diameter,
temper hard, Good Fellow) was used for tip electrode fabrication.
The 10 μm Pt microelectrode was manufactured following the same
procedure as previously described.4 (link)