| ATR-IR | Attenuated Total Reflectance InfraRed Spectroscopy |
| DBC6O | Dibenzo-chromen-6-one |
| DSC | Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| Et2O | Diethyl Ether |
| GC-MS | Gas-Chromatography coupled with Mass Spectrometry |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen Peroxide |
| LHS | Latent Heat Storage |
| Na2CO3 | Sodium Carbonate |
| Na2SO4 | Sodium sulfate |
| NIST | National Institute of Standards and Technology |
| PCL | Polycaprolactone |
| PCM | Phase Change Material |
| PFTBA | Perfluoroterbutylamine |
| SNSF | Swiss National Science Foundation |
| Tc | Crystallization Temperature |
| Tm | Melting Temperature |
| TFA | Trifluoroacetic acid |
| TFPAA | Trifluoroperoxyacetic acid |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric Analysis |
| ΔH | Enthalpy of fusion |