TEOS	tetraethoxy silane
TMOS	tetramethoxy silane
TMES	trimethylethoxysilane
MTMS	methyltrimethoxy silane
OTMS	octyltrimethoxy silane
APTMS	3-aminopropyl trimethoxy silane
Me	methyl units
Et	ethyl units
CTAB	$C_{16}{H}_{33}-N{\left(C{H}_3\right)}_3^{+}B{r}^{-}$
CTACl	$C_{16}{H}_{33}-N{\left(C{H}_3\right)}_3^{+}C{l}^{-}$
Brij76	$C_{18}{H}_{37}{\left(OC{H}_{2}C{H}_2\right)}_{10}OH$
Brij56	$C_{16}{H}_{33}{\left(OC{H}_{2}C{H}_2\right)}_{10}OH$
Brij30	$C_{12}{H}_{25}{\left(OC{H}_{2}C{H}_2\right)}_{4}OH$
Pluronic F127	poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymer:
	PEO106-PPO70-PEO106
Pluronic P123	poly(ethylene oxide)-poly(propylene oxide)-poly(ethylene oxide) triblock copolymer:
	PEO20-PPO70-PEO20
ALD	atomic layer deposition
OTES-POS	octa(triethoxysilylethyl)polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane
MFM	magnetic force microscopy
XMCD	X-ray magnetic circular dichroism
SMM	single-molecule magnet
Mn12-ac16	$\left[M{n}_{12}{O}_{12}{\left(C{H}_3{\left(C{H}_2\right)}_{16}C{O}_2\right)}_{11}{\left(C{H}_{3}C{O}_2\right)}_5{\left(H_{2}O\right)}_4\right]·2C{H}_{3}COOH$
Mn12-st	derivative of Mn12 containing strearic acid ligands
MSF	multi-step functionalization procedure