About the Authors

Matthew Tikpangi Kolo

Affiliations Department of Physics, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Department of Physics, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger state, Nigeria

Mayeen Uddin Khandaker

mu_khandaker@um.edu.my; mu_khandaker@yahoo.com

Affiliation Department of Physics, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Yusoff Mohd Amin

Affiliation Department of Physics, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Wan Hasiah Binti Abdullah

Affiliation Department of Geology, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MTK MUK. Performed the experiments: MTK MUK YMA. Analyzed the data: MTK MUK. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: MTK MUK YMA WHA. Wrote the paper: MTK MUK YMA WHA.