| Acronym | Meaning |
| EDXRF | Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence |
| OIDA | Optoelectronics Industry Development Association |
| AC | Alternating Current |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric Analysis |
| LTBRM | Lanczos Tight Binding Recursion Method |
| GAXRD | Glancing Angle X-ray Diffraction |
| ECP-CPP | Effective Core Potential (augmented By)-core Polarization Potential |
| ZORA | Zeroth-order Regular Approximation |
| NSES | National Science Education Standards |
| AMTIR | Amorphous Material Transmitting Infrared Radiation |