Full phrase	Abbreviation
Anodised aluminium oxide	AAO
Chemical vapour deposition	CVD
Diphenylgermane	DPG
Fourier-Transform Infrared	FTIR
High boiling point	HBP
Indium tin oxide	ITO
Lithium-ion batteries	LIB
Low boiling point	LBP
Oblique angle deposition	OAD
Oxide-assisted growth	OAG
Physical vapour deposition	PVD
Solid electrolyte interface	SEI
Solution–liquid–solid	SLS
Supercritical fluid	SCF
Supercritical fluid–solution–solid	SFLS
Transmission Electron Microscopy	TEM
Tetraethylgermane	TEG
Three-phase boundary	TPB
Vapour–liquid–solid	VLS
Vapour–solid–solid	VSS
X-ray Diffraction	XRD