| A | Acceptor |
| BT | Benzothieno[3,2-b]benzothiophene |
| BT-PCOD | 1,1′-([1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiene-2,7-diylbis(4,1-phenylene))bis(undecan-1-one) |
| BT-PD | 2,7-bis(4-decylphenyl)[1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiophene |
| BT-PDD | 2,2′-([1]benzothieno[3,2-b][1]benzothiene-2,7-diylbis(4,1-phenyleneundec-1-yl-1-ylidene))dimalononitrile |
| CV | Cyclic voltammetry |
| D | Donor |
| DFT | Density functional theory |
| DSC | Differential scanning calorimetry |
| EWG | Electron-withdrawing group |
| GPC | Gel permeation chromatography |
| HOMO | Highest occupied molecular orbital |
| ID | Indolo[3,2-b]indole |
| ID-PCOD | 1,1′-[(5,10-dimethyl-5,10-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]indole-2,7-diyl)bis(4,1-phenylene)]diundecan-1-one |
| ID-PD | 2,7-bis(4-decylphenyl)-5,10-dimethyl-5,10-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]indole |
| ID-PDD | 2,2′-[(5,10-dimethyl-5,10-dihydroindolo[3,2-b]indole-2,7-diyl)bis(4,1-phenyleneundec-1-yl-1-ylidene)]dimalononitrile |
| IPTMDOB | 2-isopropoxy-4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane |
| LUMO | Lowest unoccupied molecular orbital |
| MALDI-TOF | Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry |
| OFET | Organic field-effect transistor |
| OLED | Organic light-emitting diode |
| PLQY | Photoluminescence quantum yield |
| POM | Polarized optical microscopy |
| SCE | Saturated calomel electrode |
| SWAXS | Small- and wide-angle X-ray scattering |
| TDDFT | Time-dependent density functional theory |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric analysis |
| THF | Tetrahydrofuran |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |