A
AAS	atomic absorption spectrometry
acac	acetylacetonate
AES	Auger electron spectroscopy
AFC	alkaline fuel cell
at%	atomic per cent
atm	atmosphere
ATR-FTIR	attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared

C
CAD	computer aided design
CI	cetane index; confidence interval
CM	cross metathesis
CMOS	complementary metal-oxide semiconductor
CN	cetane number
CO-TPD	carbon monoxide temperature-programmed desorption
CO2e	carbon dioxide equivalents
cod	cycloocta-1,5-diene
CP-MAS	cross polarisation-magic angle spinning
CSF	catalysed soot filter
CTE	coefficient of thermal expansion
CV	cyclic voltammetry

D
dba	dibenzylideneacetone
DBN	1,5-diazabicyclo[5.3.0]non-5-ene
DBU	1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene
DEFC	direct ethanol fuel cell
DFT	density functional theory
DLS	dynamic light scattering
DMF	N,N-dimethylformamide
DMFC	direct methanol fuel cell
DMSO	dimethyl sulfoxide
DOC	diesel oxidation catalyst
DOI	Digital Object Identifier
DPF	diesel particulate filter
DPH	dispersion hardening
dr	diastereomeric ratio
DRAM	dynamic random access memory
DSC	differential scanning calorimetry
DSSC	dye-sensitised solar cell
DTA	differential thermal analysis

E
EC	electrocatalyst
EDX	energy dispersive X-rays
ee	enantiomeric excess
EELS	electron energy loss spectroscopy
emf	electromotive force
EPR	electron paramagnetic resonance
ESCA	electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis
ESR	electron spin resonance
Et	ethyl
EtOH	ethanol
EXAFS	extended X-ray absorption fine structure

F
FC	fuel cell
fcc	face-centred cubic
FEM	field emission spectroscopy
FTIR	Fourier transform infrared

H
h	hour
HAMR	heat-assisted magnetic recording
HC	hydrocarbon
hcp	hexagonal close-packed
HDA	hydrodearomatisation
HDD	hard disk drive
HDN	hydrodenitrogenation
HDS	hydrodesulfurisation
HPLC	high-performance liquid chromatography
HR-SEM	high-resolution scanning electron microscopy
HR-TEM	high-resolution transmission electron microscopy
HREELS	high-resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy

I
ICE	internal combustion engine
ICPES	inductively coupled plasma emission spectrometry
Ir	iridium
IR	infrared
ISS	ion scattering spectroscopy

L
LCD	liquid crystal display
LCO	light cycle oil
LED	light-emitting diode
LEED	low-energy electron diffraction
LEV	low emission vehicle
LHSV	liquid hourly space velocity
LMR	longitudinal magnetic recording
LNT	lean NOx trap

0-9
2D	two-dimensional
3D	three-dimensional

J
JM	Johnson Matthey
JMTC	Johnson Matthey Technology Centre

M
MAMR	microwave-assisted magnetic recording
MBTE	methyl tertiary-butyl ether
MCFC	molten carbonate fuel cell
Me	methyl
MEA	membrane electrode assembly
MeOH	methanol
Mes	mesyl
MFC	microbial fuel cell
MLCC	multi-layer ceramic capacitor
MLCT	metal-to-ligand charge transfer
MOF	metal-organic framework
mol%	mole per cent
mpg	miles per gallon
mph	miles per hour
MRAM	magnetoresistive random access memory
MS	mass spectrometry
MWNT	multiwalled nanotube

N
n/a	not applicable or not available
NAND	not and
NHE	normal hydrogen electrode
NMR	nuclear magnetic resonance
NOR	not or
NOx	nitrogen oxides
NPs	nanoparticles
NSC	NOx storage catalyst
NSR	NOx storage reduction

O
o-Tol	ortho-tolyl
ODS	oxide dispersion strengthened
OLED	organic light-emitting diode
ORR	oxygen reduction reaction
Os	osmium

P
PAFC	phosphoric acid fuel cell
Pd	palladium
PE	polyethylene
PEFC	polymer electrolyte fuel cell
PEM	proton exchange membrane or polymer electrolyte membrane
PEMFC	proton exchange membrane fuel cell or polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell
PGE	platinum group element
pgm	platinum group metal
PGM	platinum group mineral
Ph	phenyl
PM	particulate matter
PMR	perpendicular magnetic recording; Platinum Metals Review
ppb	parts per billion
ppm	parts per million
ppmC	parts per million carbon
ppy	2-phenylpyridine
PS	polystyrene
psi	pounds per square inch
Pt	platinum
PTFE	polytetrafluoroethylene
PVC	poly(vinyl chloride)
PVD	physical vapour deposition
PVP	poly(N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone)
py	pyridine

R
RCM	ring-closing metathesis
RDE	rotating disc electrode
Rh	rhodium
RHE	reversible hydrogen electrode
ROMP	ring-opening metathesis polymerisation
RON	research octane number
rpm	revolutions per minute
RT	room temperature
Ru	ruthenium

S
SAXS	small angle X-ray spectroscopy
scCO2	supercritical carbon dioxide
SCR	selective catalytic reduction
SE	secondary electron
SEM	scanning electron microscopy
SEM-EDS	scanning electron microscopy-energy dispersive spectroscopy
SERS	surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy
SHE	standard hydrogen electrode
SIMS	secondary ion mass spectroscopy
SM	shape memory
SMA	shape memory alloy
SMSI	strong metal-support interaction
SNR	signal-to-noise ratio
SOFC	solid oxide fuel cell
SPEFC	solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell
SPFC	solid polymer fuel cell (also known as PEMFC)
SRAM	static random access memory
SSD	solid state drive
STEM	scanning transmission electron microscopy
STM	scanning tunneling microscopy
SULEV	super ultra low emission vehicle
SUV	sport utility vehicle

T
TAR	thermally-assisted magnetic recording
TBDPS	tert-butyldiphenylsilyl
TBS	tert-butyldimethylsilyl
TCE	trichloroethylene
TEM	transmission electron microscopy
TES	triethylsilyl
TGA	thermogravimetric analysis
THF	tetrahydrofuran
TIG	tungsten inert gas
TLC	thin layer chromatography
TOF	turnover frequency
TON	turnover number
TPD	temperature-programmed desorption
tpphz	tetrapyrido[3,2-a:2',3'-c:3'',2''-h:2''',3'''-j]phenazine
TPR	temperature-programmed reduction
tpy	terpyridine
Tr	triphenylmethyl (trityl)
Ts	tosyl
TWC	three-way catalyst

U
UHV	ultrahigh vacuum
ULEV	ultra low emission vehicle
UPS	ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy
UV	ultraviolet
UV-vis	ultraviolet-visible

X
XPS	X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
XRD	X-ray diffraction
XRF	X-ray fluorescence

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