pc
Primitive cubic
PCM
Phase change memory
PFM
Piezoresponse force microscopy
PHEMT
Pseudomorphic HEMT
PL
Photoluminescence
PLD
Pulsed laser deposition
PLE
Photoluminescence excitation (spectroscopy)
PMC
Programmable metallization cell
PMMA
Poly-methyl methacrylate
PMOS
p-channel metal–oxide–semiconductor (transistor)
PPC
Persistent photoconductivity
PPLN
Perodically poled lithium niobate
PV
Photovoltaic(s)
PWM
Pulsewidth modulation
PZT
PbTi x Zr 1Àx O 3 material
QCL
Quantum cascade laser
QCSE
Quantum confined Stark effect
QD
Quantum dot
QHE
Quantum Hall effect
QW
Quantum well
QWIP
Quantum-well intersubband photodetector
QWR
Quantum wire
RAM
Random access memory
RAS
Reflection anisotropy spectroscopy
RF
Radio frequency
RFID
Radio frequency identification
RGB
Red-green-blue (color system)
RHEED
Reflection high-energy electron diffraction
RIE
Reactive ion etching
RKKY
Ruderman–Kittel–Kasuya–Yoshida (interaction)
rms
Root mean square
ROM
Read-only memory
RRAM
Resistance random access memory
RSC
The Royal Society of Chemistry
SAGB
Small-angle grain boundary
SAM
Separate absorption and amplification (structure)
sc
Simple cubic
SCH
Separate confinement heterostructure
SCLC
Space-charge limited current
SdH
Shubnikov-de Haas (oscillation)
SEL
Surface-emitting laser
SEM
Scanning electron microscopy
SET
Single-electron transistor, single electron tunneling
SGDBR
Sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector
SHG
Second-harmonic generation
si
Semi-insulating
SIA
Semiconductor Industry Association
SIA
Structural inversion asymmetry
SIMS
Secondary ion mass spectrometry
SL
Superlattice
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