| 1 D | one-dimensional |
| CV | cyclic voltammogram |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| DWCNT | double-walled carbon nanotube |
| FET | field-effect transistor |
| F4TCNQ | tetrafluorocyano-p-quinodimethane |
| HAADF | high-angle annular dark-field |
| HR | high-resolution |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NP | nanoparticle |
| POM | polyoxometalate |
| SMM | single-molecule magnet |
| STEM | scanning transmission electron microscopy |
| SQUID | superconducting quantum interference device |
| SWCNT | single-walled carbon nanotube |
| TCNQ | tetracyano-p-quinodimethane |
| TDAE | tetrakis(dimethylamino)ethylene |
| TEM | transmission electron miscroscopy |
| TM | transition metal |
| TTF | tetrathiafulvalene |
| XMCD | X-ray magnetic circular dichroism |
| XRD | X-ray diffraction |
| XRF | X-ray fluorescence |