List of Abbreviations
A
AFM — atomic force microscopy
ALD — atomic layer deposition
ALE — atomic layer deposition
ASP — aerosol spray pyrolysis
B
BChl — bacteriochlorophyll
C
D
DFB laser — distributed feedback laser
DLLS — dynamic light scattering
DLS — dynamic light scattering
DNA — deoxyribonucleic acid
DNAFET — field-effect transistor
DUV — ultraviolet lithography
E
EDL — electrical double layer
EM — electron microscopy
ESR — electron spin resonance
EUV — ultraviolet lithography
F
FET — field-effect transistor
FIB — focused ion beam
FIM — field ion microscope
FREDFET — field-effect transistor
FT spectroscopy — Fourier-transformed spectroscopy
G
GCX — glycocalyx
GMR — giant magnetoresistance
H
I
ISFET — field-effect transistor
J
JFET — field-effect transistor
JJ — Josephson junction
K
L
M
M
MESFET — field-effect transistor
MODFET — field-effect transistor
MOSFET — field-effect transistor
MS — mass spectrometry
MWNT — carbon nanotube
N
ND — quantum dot
nm — nanometre
O
OF — optical fibre
P
PCF — photonic crystal fibre
PCs — photonic crystal
PCS — dynamic light scattering
PDT — photodynamic therapy
Q
R
S
SAXS — small angle X-ray scattering
SFM — atomic force microscopy
SPE — solid phase epitaxy
SWNT — carbon nanotube
T
X
XRD — X-ray diffraction
3
3D TEM — electron microscopy tomography
