List of acronyms (in alphabetical order)
AZO	Al-doped ZnO
BF	Bright field
CBD	Chemical Bath Deposition
CNFs	Ceramic nanofibers
CNT	Carbon nanotubes
CP	Conjugated polymer
CVD	Chemical Vapor Deposition
DMS	Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors
DSSCs	Dye-sensitized solar cells
EC	Ethylcellulose
ETL	Efficient electron transport layer
FET	Field effect transistors
HT	Hydrothermal synthesis
HPC	Hydroxypropyl cellulose
ITO	Indium Tin Oxide
LED	Light emitting diodes
NLO	Nonlinear optical properties
NG	Nanogenerator
NPs	Nanoparticles
NR	Nanorods
NWs	Nanowires
OFET	Organic field-effect transistor
PBTA	Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate)
PDMS	Poly(dimethylsiloxane)
PDOS	Partial density of states
PEBA	Polyether block amide
PEI	Polyethyleneimine
PL	Photoluminescence
PLA	Polylactic acid
PP	Polypropylene
PVA	Poly(vinyl alcohol)
POPs	Persistent organic pollutants
RE	Rare earth
ROS	Reactive oxygen species
rGO	Reduced graphene
RhB	Rhodamine-B
SEM	Scanning Electron Microscopy
SG	Sol-Gel
SILAR	Successive Ionic Layer Adsorption and Reaction
SL	Seed Layer
TCO	Transparent Conductive Oxide
TEM	Transmission electron microscopy
TFT	Thin Film Transistors
UV	Ultraviolet
VOC	Volatile organic compound