Abbreviations
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SPL
Scanning probe lithography
SPM
Superparamagnetic
SQUID
Superconducting quantum interference device
STM
Scanning tunneling microscopy
SWCNT
Single-wall carbon nanotube
TBN
Tip-based nanomanufacturing
TEM
Transmission electron microscopy
THF
Tetrahydrofurane
ToF-SIMS
Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry
TUME
Tunneling ultramicroelectrode
UIC
Uniform injection cell
ULSI
Ultra-large-scale integration
UPD
Underpotential deposition
UPS
Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy
UV
Ultraviolet
WDS
Wavelength-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
XAFS
X-ray absorption fine structure
XANES
X-ray absorption near-edge structure
XPS
X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
XRD
X-ray diffractometry
XRF
X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy
bcc
Body-centered cubic
fcc
Face-centered cubic
hcp
Hexagonal close-packed
nc
Nanocrystalline
Remarks on the Notation of the Alloys, Composites
and Multilayers
A–B Binary alloy of A and B with an undefined composition
A x B y Binary alloy of A and B in the mole ratio indicated with x and y
A(B) Composite in which the matrix of the material A contains inclusions (or
precipitation) of the material B
A/B
Multilayered material with layers of A and B