| Acronym | Meaning |
| SEHRS | Surface-enhanced Hyper-Raman Scattering |
| ANPP | 4-azido-2-nitrophenyl Phosphate |
| SCOPW | Self-consistent Orthogonalized Plane Wave |
| MCRPA | Multiconfigurational Random Phase Approxn. |
| HMC SCF | Hybrid Multiconfiguration Self-consistent Field |
| SAFM | Scanning Attractive Force Microscopy |
| GIAO | Gage-independent Atomic Orbital |
| LCMBPT | Linked Cluster Many Body Perturbation Theory |
| IRS | Inverse Raman Scattering |
| NGCC | Natural Gas Combined Cycle |