| A1 | 1,7-diphenyl-3,5-di(2-thiophenyl)-aza-BODIPY |
| A2 | 1,3,5,7-tetra(2-thiophenyl)-aza-BODIPY |
| A3 | 1,7-di(2-furanyl-3,5-di(2-thiophenyl)-aza-BODIPY |
| A4 | 1,7-di(3-pyridinyl)-3,5-di(2-thiophenyl)-aza-BODIPY |
| A5 | 1,7-di(4-pyridinyl)-3,5-di(2-thiophenyl)-aza-BODIPY |
| A6 | 1,7-di(2-pyridinyl)-3,5-di(2-thiophenyl)-aza-BODIPY |
| A7 | 3,5-di(2-thiophenyl)-aza-BODIPY |
| B1 | 1,7-diphenyl-3,5-diethyl-aza-BODIPY |
| B2 | 1,7-di(2-thiophenyl)-3,5-diethyl-aza-BODIPY |
| B3 | 1,7-di(2-furanyl)-3,5-diethyl-aza-BODIPY |
| B4 | 1,7-di(3-pyridinyl)-3,5-diethyl-aza-BODIPY |
| B5 | 1,7-di(4-pyridinyl)-3,5-diethyl-aza-BODIPY |
| B6 | 1,7-di(2-pyridinyl)-3,5-diethyl-aza-BODIPY |
| B7 | 3,5-diethyl-aza-BODIPY |
| BCP | Bond critical point |
| BODIPY | 4,4′-difluoro-4-bora-3a,4a-diaza-s-indacene |
| C1 | 1,3,5,7-tetraphenyl-aza-BODIPY |
| C2 | 1,7-di(2-thiophenyl)-3,5-diphenyl-aza-BODIPY |
| C3 | 1,7-di(2-furanyl)-3,5-diphenyl-aza-BODIPY |
| C4 | 1,7-di(3-pyridinyl)-3,5-diphenyl-aza-BODIPY |
| C5 | 1,7-di(4-pyridinyl)-3,5-diphenyl-aza-BODIPY |
| C6 | 1,7-di(2-pyridinyl)-3,5-diphenyl-aza-BODIPY |
| C7 | 3,5-diphenyl-aza-BODIPY |
| CAM-B3LYP | The CAM-B3LYP functional (Coulomb-attenuating method, Becke, 3-parameter, Lee–Yang–Parr) |
| CPCM | Conductor-like polarizable continuum model |
| D1 | 1,7-diphenyl-aza-BODIPY |
| D2 | 1,7-di(2-thiophenyl)-aza-BODIPY |
| D3 | 1,7-di(2-furanyl)-aza-BODIPY |
| D4 | 1,7-di(3-pyridinyl)-aza-BODIPY |
| D5 | 1,7-di(4-pyridinyl)-aza-BODIPY |
| D6 | 1,7-di(2-pyridinyl)-aza-BODIPY |
| D7 | Aza-BODIPY |
| DFT | Density functional theory |
| DSSC | Dye-sensitized solar cell |
| HWHM | Half width at half maximum |
| HOMO | Highest occupied molecular orbital |
| LUMO | Lowest unoccupied molecular orbital |
| MO | Molecular orbital |
| NIR | Near-infrared |
| PBE | The PBE functional (Perdew–Burke-Ernzerhof) |
| PES | Potential energy surface |
| TDDFT | Time-dependent density-functional theory |
| QC | Quantum chemical calculations |
| QTAIM | Quantum theory of atoms in molecules |
| RMSD | Root mean square deviation |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |