| DFT | Density Functional Theory |
| SWIR | Short Wavelength Infrared |
| HOMO | Highest Occupied Molecular Orbital |
| LUMO | Lowest Unoccupied Molecular Orbital |
| DSC | Dye Sensistized Solar Cell |
| D--D | Donor-Pi-Donor |
| D-B-D | Donor-Backbone-Donor |
| FDA | Food and Drug Administration (U.S.A.) |
| LCAO-MO | Linear Combination of Atomic Orbitals to make Molecular Orbitals |