| BT | 2,1,3-Benzothiadiazole |
| BTI | dithieno[3,2-c:2′,3′-e]azepine-4,6-dione |
| CPDT | 4H-cyclopenta[1,2-b:5,4-b′]dithiophene |
| Cz | Carbazole |
| DBrBT | 4,7-dibromo-2,1.3-benzothiadiazole |
| DEDOTBT | 4,7-bis(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole |
| DHTBT | 4,7-bis(4-hexylthiophen-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole |
| DMAc | N,N-dimethylacetamide |
| DMF | N,N-dimethylformamide |
| DTBDT | Dithienobenzodithiophene |
| DTBT | 4,7-di(thiophen-2-yl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole |
| EDOT | 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene |
| F | Fluorene |
| HOMO | Highest occupied molecular orbital |
| HT | 3-hexylthiophene |
| JHONPHOS | (2-Biphenyl)di-tert-butylphosphine |
| LUMO | Lowest unoccupied molecular orbital |
| NDT | Naphto[2,1-b:3,4-b′]dithiophene |
| NMP | N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone |
| ODMB | o-dimethylbenzene |
| P3HT | Poly(3-hexylthiophene) |
| PC61BM | [6,6]-phenyl-C61-butyric acid methyl esther |
| PC71BM | phenyl-[C71]-butyric acid methyl esther |
| PCE | Power conversion efficiency |
| PDT | 2-pyridone dithiophene |
| PivOH | 2,2-dimethylpropionic acid (Pivalic acid) |
| PSC | Polymer Solar Cell |
| T | Thiophene |
| TDPT | Thieno[2′,3′,:5,6]pyrido[3,4-g]thieno[2,2-c]isoquinoline-5,11-dione |
| TFA | Trifluoroacetic acid |
| TPTBL | Thiophene-phenylene-thiophene fused bilactam |
| TTe | Thieno[3,4-b]thiophene |
| Tz | Thiazole |