-% acronyms
-\usepackage{acronym}
-\acrodef{ALE}{atomic layer epitaxy}
-\acrodef{APB}{anti phase boundary}
-\acrodef{c-Si}{crystalline silicon}
-\acrodef{CVD}{chemical vapor deposition}
-\acrodef{HDTV}{high definition television}
-\acrodef{HREM}{high resolution transmission electron microscopy}
-\acrodef{IBS}{ion beam synthesis}
-\acrodef{LED}{light emitting diode}
-\acrodef{MBE}{molecular beam epitaxy}
-\acrodef{MEMS}{microelectromechanical system}
-\acrodef{PVT}{physical vapor transport}
-\acrodef{RF}{radio frequency}
-\acrodef{RT}{room temeprature}
-\acrodef{RTA}{rapid thermal annealing}
-\acrodef{RBS}{Rutherford backscattering spectrometry}
-\acrodef{SPE}{solid-phase epitaxy}
-\acrodef{SPEG}{solid-phase epitaxial regrowth}
-\acrodef{IR}{infrared}