| APTES | (3-Aminopropyl)triethoxysilane |
| FF | ferrofluid |
| GISANS | grazing incidence small-angle neutron scattering |
| GISAXS | small-angle x-ray scattering under grazing incidence |
| MFM | magnetic force microscopy |
| NP | nanoparticle |
| NR | neutron reflectivity |
| NSF | non-spin flip |
| PNR | polarized neutron reflectivity |
| SEM | scanning electron microscopy |
| SF | spin flip |
| SLD | scattering length density |
| SANS | small-angle neutron scattering |