| Gd | Gadolinium |
| TiO2 | Titanium Dioxide |
| CPTi | Commercial Pure Titanium |
| GdTNTAs | Gd-doped TiO2 Nanotube Arrays |
| XRD | X-ray Diffraction |
| FE-SEM | Field-Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| EDS | Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy |
| XPS | X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| UV-Vis | Ultraviolet-Visible Spectrophotometry |
| MB | Methylene Blue |
| TA | Terephthalic Acid |
| IPA | Isopropanol |
| EDTA-2Na | Disodium Ethylenediaminetetraacetate |
| NIR | Near-Infrared |
| BQ | Benzoquinone |
| Cₜ/C0 | Time-Normalized Concentration |
| VB | Valence Band |
| CB | Conduction Band |
| e− | Electron |
| h+ | Hole |
| ·OH | Hydroxyl Radical |
| ·O2− | Superoxide Radical Anion |
| ·HO2 | Hydroperoxyl Radical |
| H2O2 | Hydrogen Peroxide |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| DI | Deionized |
| EG | Ethylene Glycol |
| NH4F | Ammonium Fluoride |
| GGA+U | Generalized Gradient Approximation plus Hubbard U |
| DOS | Density of States |
| Eg | Bandgap Energy |