| DSC | differential scanning calorimetry |
| DTP | dialkyl dithiophosphate |
| EG | ethylene glycol |
| FTIR | Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy |
| GPC | gel permeation chromatography |
| HD | 1,6-hexanediol |
| M n | number average molecular weight |
| Mpeak | peak molecular weight |
| NaOH | sodium hydroxide |
| NMR | nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy |
| P4S10 | phosphorus pentasulfide |
| PDTP | poly(dithiophosphate) |
| PEG | poly(ethylene glycol) |
| PEG400 | poly(ethylene glycol) with 400 g/mol number average molecular weight |
| T g | glass transition temperature |
| TGA | thermogravimetric analysis |
| THF | tetrahydrofuran |