a-CCA	amorphous CCA
BCC	body-centered cubic (crystalline structure)
CA	conventional alloys
CCA	compositionally complex alloys
c-CCA	crystalline CCA
DOS	density of states
EB	binding energy
EDS	energy-dispersive spectroscopy
ES	electronic structure
FCC	face-centered cubic (crystalline structure)
HCP	hexagonal close-packed (crystalline structure)
HEA	high-entropy alloy
L	Langmuirs
LTSH	low-temperature specific heat measurements
MG	metallic glasses
PES	photoemission spectroscopy
ROM	rule of mixtures
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
TE	early transition metal
TL	late transition metal
UHV	ultrahigh vacuum
UPS	ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy
VB	valence band
VEC	valence electron count
XPS	X-ray photoemission spectroscopy
XRD	X-ray diffraction