1. Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
2. National Institute of Technology Karnataka
3. Mangalore 575025
4. India
5. Department of Physics
6. Department of Chemistry
7. Section of Materials and Surface Technology
8. Department of Mechanical Engineering
9. Technical University of Denmark
10. Dk-2800 Kgs. Lyngby
11. Denmark
12. Indian Institute of Technology Madras
13. Chennai 600036