DCM	trans-4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-methyl-6-(4-dimethylaminostyryl)-4H-pyran
CT	charge-transfer
HBA-4NP	E)-2-(2-hydroxybenzyliden)amino-4-nitrophenol
D	donor
A	acceptor
ICT	intramolecular charge-transfer
LE	locally excited
HSA	human serum albumin
PVK	polyvinyl carbazole
TICT	twisted intramolecular charge-transfer
Zr-NDC	Zr-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid
MOF	metal organic framework
DFT	density functional theory
CASSCF	complete active space self-consistent-field
DT	diffuse transmittance
τi	time constant
ai	pre-exponential factor
τav	average lifetime
TRES	time-resolved emission spectra
TCSPC	time-correlated single-photon-counting
IRF	instrument response function
Ai	initial absorbance
As	supernatant absorbance
ε	molar extinction coefficient
l	optical path length
V	volume
NA	Avogadro’s number