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. 2019 Sep 29;12(19):3190. doi: 10.3390/ma12193190
Abbreviation Description
ATN Ag-doped TiO2 nanofiber
µs Microsecond
CA Cellulose acetate
CB Conduction band
CE Counter electrode
CF Trichloromethane
CH4N2S Thiourea
CHCl3 Chloroform
(CH3)2CO Acetone
CNFs Carbon nanofibers
Co (CH3COOH)2 . 4H2O Cobalt acetate tetrahydrate
Co-TiC Cobalt-titanium carbide
Cu2ZnSnS4 Sulfide kesterite
CuCl2 Copper (II) Chloride
DMF Dimethylformamide
DMSO Dimethyl Sulfoxide
DSSC Dye sensitized solar cells
Eredox Redox potential
EtOH Ethanol
Fe (NO3)2 Iron(II) nitrate
FF Fill factor
fs Femtosecond
FTO Fluoride doped tin oxide
GO Graphene oxide
H2PtCl6 Chloroplatinic acid
HAc Acetic acid
HCOOH Formic acid
HOMO Highest occupied molecular orbital
InCl3 Indium (III) Chloride
Jsc Short circuit current density
LiCl Lithium chloride
LUMO Lowest unoccupied molecular orbital
M+2(NO3)2. 6H2O M= Ni, Co nickel or Cobalt nitrate hexahydrate
ms Millisecond
η Energy conversion efficiency
Ni (AcAc)2 Nickel (II) acetylacetonate
NiCo2S4 Nickel cobalt sulfide
ns Nanosecond
NMP N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
PAN Poly (acrylonitrile)
ps Picosecond
PMMA Poly (methyl metacrylate)
PS Poly (styrene)
PVA Poly (vinyl acetate)
PVDF Poly (vinyl idene fluoride)
PVA Poly (vinyl acetate)
PVP Poly (vinyl pyrrolidone)
RuCl3·xH2O Ruthenium (III) Chloride
SnCl4·5H2O Tin(IV) Chloride Pentahydrate
TBT Tetra-butyl titanate
TCO Transparent conductive oxide substrate
TEOS Tetraethyl orthosilicate
Ti-Gr Titanium with graphene powder
Ti(Iso) Titanium isopropoxide
TiC Titanium carbide
Voc Open circuit voltage
ZnCl2 Zinc(II) Chloride
ZA Zirconium acetate