| NM | Nanomatryoshka |
| SERS | Surface Enhanced Raman Scattering |
| GERT | Gap-Enhanced Raman Tag |
| LSPR | Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance |
| NP | Nanoparticle |
| DDA | Discrete Dipole Approximation |
| FEM | Finite Element Method |
| FDTD | Finite Difference Time Domain |
| FLTRCD | Filtered Coupled Dipole |
| NS | Nanoshell |
| PHT | Plasmon Hybridization Theory |
| NFE | Near-Field Enhancement at Inner/Outer Position |
| cqv | coefficient of quartile variation |