Acronyms Flashcards

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UHV

A

ultra-high-vacuum

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SEM

A

scanning electron microscope

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TEM

A

transmission electron microscope

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STM

A

scanning tunnelling microscopy

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5
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AFM

A

atomic force microscopy

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6
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XRD

A

x-ray diffraction

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7
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LEED

A

low-energy electron diffraction

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RHEED

A

reflected high-energy electron diffraction

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9
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XPS

A

x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

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UPS

A

Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy

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11
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AES

A

Auger electron spectroscopy

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12
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XAS

A

x-ray absorption spectroscopy

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13
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XRF

A

x-ray fluorescence spectroscopy

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14
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EELS

A

electron energy-loss spectroscopy

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15
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REELS

A

reflected electron energy-loss spectroscopy

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FTIR

A

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

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17
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CVD

A

chemical vapour deposition

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18
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MBE

A

molecular beam epitaxy

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19
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DOF

A

depth of field

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20
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PLM

A

polarized light microscopy

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21
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DIC

A

differential interference contrast

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22
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PL

A

photoluminescence

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CRT

A

cathode ray tube

24
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SE

A

secondary electrons

25
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BSE

A

back-scattered electrons

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SNR

A

signal to noise ratio

27
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EDS

A

energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy

28
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SHIM

A

second harmonic imaging microscopy

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FIB

A

focused ion beam

30
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SAD

A

selected area diffraction

31
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HRTEM

A

high-resolution transmission electron microscope

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SPM

A

scanning probe microscopy

33
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LDOS

A

local density of states

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LFM

A

lateral force microscopy

35
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MFM

A

magnetic force microscopy

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C-AFM

A

conducting atomic force microscopy

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FWHM

A

full-width half-maximum

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XRR

A

x-ray reflectivity

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ERS

A

elastic recoil spectrometry

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RBS

A

Rutherford back-scattering

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MEIS

A

medium energy ionscattering spectroscopy

42
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ISS

A

ion scattering spectroscopy

43
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ARPES

A

angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

44
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spin-ARPES

A

spin angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy

45
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WDS

A

wavelength dispersive spectroscopy

46
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EDS

A

energy dispersive spectroscopy

47
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XANES

A

x-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy

48
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EXAFS

A

extended x-ray absorption fine structure

49
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GID

A

Grazing Incidence Diffraction

50
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PVD

A

Physical Vapour Deposition

51
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PCM

A

Phase Contrast Microscopy

52
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PMT

A

Photomultiplier Tube

53
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EMPA

A

Electron Micro Probe Analysis

54
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CCD

A

Charge Coupled Device

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MFP

A

Mean Free Path

56
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HEIS

A

High Energy Ion Scattering