| AIEE | aggregation-induced emission enhancement |
| ALS | aromatic linker steroid |
| CCCP | carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone |
| CGC | critical gelator concentration |
| DF | delayed fluorescence |
| Tg | gel melting temperature |
| H-bonding | hydrogen bonding |
| HEPES | 2-[4-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazin-1-yl]ethanesulfonic acid |
| LMOG | low molecular-mass organic gelator |
| τ | lifetime |
| Δψm | membrane potential |
| MT | MitoTracker Red FM |
| NDI | napthalene diimide |
| PA | picric acid |
| φ | quantum yield |
| Ksv | Stern-Volmer quenching rate constant |
| TADF | thermally activated delayed fluorescence |
| TPE | tetraphenylethene |
| UV | ultraviolet |
| WAXS | wide angle X-ray scattering |