| ALDA | Adiabatic local density approximation |
| BN | Boron nitride |
| DFT | Density functional theory |
| DFT-D | Dispersion-correction density functional theory |
| DOS | Density of states |
| GGA | Generalized gradient approximation |
| HOMO | Highest occupied molecular orbital |
| LIBs | Lithium-ion batteries |
| LUMO | Lowest unoccupied molecular orbital |
| MIBs | Magnesium-ion batteries |
| PBE | Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof exchange-correlation functional |
| TDDFT | Time-dependent density functional theory |
| XC | Exchange-correlation |