| Acronym | Meaning |
| ELO | Epitaxial Lateral Overgrowth |
| PEEM | Photoemission Electron Microscopy |
| EMA | Electron Microprobe Analysis |
| SRXPS | Spin-resolved X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| FP-LMTO | Full-potential Linear Combination Of Muffin-tin Orbitals |
| CEM | Conventional Electron Microscope |
| PAG | Photoacid Generator |
| CISDTQ | Configuration Interaction With Single |
| PFOA | Perfluorooctanoic Acid |
| OCT | Optimized Cluster Theory |