ALD	Atomic layer deposition
BSE	Bethe–Salpeter equation
CBM	Conduction band minimum
DFT	Density Functional Theory
GGA	Generalized gradient approximation
HOMO	highest occupied molecular orbital
HT	Heterostructure
LED	Light emitting device
ML	Monolayer
MBPT	Many-body perturbation theory
LUMO	Lowest unoccupied molecular orbital
PDOS	Projected density of states
PV	Photo-voltaic
SOC	Spin orbit coupling
TMD	transition metal dichalcogenides
VBM	Valence band maximum