| Acronym | Meaning |
| HIRBS | Heavy-ion Rutherford Backscattering Spectrometry |
| PNO-CI | Pseudonatural Orbital-configuration Interaction |
| CSD | Crystal Size Distribution |
| SIC-GX-LSD | Self-interaction Corrected Generalized Exchange Local Spin Density |
| TMJ | Temporomandibular Joint |
| QCM | Quartz Crystal Microbalance |
| PFOE | Polarized First-order Exchange |
| PPES | Photopyroelectric Spectroscopy |
| PIAD | Plasma-ion Assisted Deposition |
| ARE | Activated Reactive Evaporation |