| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| B3LYP | Becke, 3-parameter, Lee–Yang–Parr |
| D3(BJ) | Grimme’s dispersion and the Becke–Johnson damping parameter |
| DFT | Density functional theory |
| HWHM | Half-width at half-maximum |
| LLM | Large language model |
| NA | Numerical aperture |
| SBA-15 | Santa Barbara Amorphous-15 |
| SERS | Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy |
| TEOS | Tetraethyl orthosilicate |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| TERS | Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering |
| TMS | Trimetylosilan |
| PPTES | Phosphonate propyl diethyl triethoxysilane |
| P123 | (Poly(ethylene glycol)20-poly(propylene glycol)70-poly(ethylene glycol)20 |