| AFM | Atomic Force Microscopy |
| ATR | Attenuated Total Reflectance |
| BET | Brunauer, Emmett and Teller Analysis |
| CD | Circular Dichroism |
| CV | Cyclic Voltammetry |
| DLS | Dynamic Light Scattering |
| DRS | Differential Reflectance Spectroscopy |
| DSC | Differential Scanning Calorimetry |
| EDS/EDX/EDAX | Energy-Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy |
| EELS | Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy |
| ESI-MS | Electrospray Ionisation Mass Spectroscopy |
| FESEM | Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| FTIR | Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy |
| GC-MS | Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry |
| HRSEM | High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| HRTEM | High Resolution Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| ICP-OES | Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry |
| NAA | Neutron Activation Analysis |
| NP | Nanoparticle |
| NTA | Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis |
| PL | Photoluminescence |
| SAED | Selected Area Electron Diffraction |
| SEM | Scanning Electron Microscopy |
| TEM | Transmission Electron Microscopy |
| TGA | Thermogravimetric Analysis |
| UV-vis | Ultra Violet-visible spectroscopy |
| VSM | Vibrating-Sample Magnetometer |
| XPS | X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy |
| XRD | X-Ray Powder Diffraction |