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Expression of Concern: The controlled synthesis and DFT investigation of novel (0D)–(3D) ZnS/SiO2 heterostructures for photocatalytic applications
Mohamed F. Sanad*ab,
Ahmed Esmail Shalan*cd,
M. A. Ahmeda and
M. F. Abdel Messiha
aChemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Egypt. E-mail: mfsanad@miners.utep.edu
bDepartment of Chemistry, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 West University Avenue, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
cCentral Metallurgical Research and Development Institute (CMRDI), P.O. Box 87, Helwan, Cairo 11422, Egypt. E-mail: a.shalan133@gmail.com; ahmed.shalan@bcmaterials.net
dBCMaterials, Basque Center for Materials, Applications and Nanostructures, Martina Casiano, UPV/EHU Science Park, Barrio Sarriena s/n, Leioa 48940, Spain
First published on 8th November 2023
Abstract
Expression of Concern for ‘The controlled synthesis and DFT investigation of novel (0D)–(3D) ZnS/SiO2 heterostructures for photocatalytic applications’ by Mohamed F. Sanad et al., RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 22352–22364, https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA02284A.
The Royal Society of Chemistry is publishing this expression of concern in order to alert readers that concerns have been raised regarding the reliability of the XRD data in Fig. 2a, the absorption spectra in Fig. 6, 7b and c, and the kinetics data in Fig. 8a and b. An investigation is underway, and an Expression of Concern will continue to be associated with the article until a final outcome is reached.
Laura Fisher
2nd November 2023
Executive Editor, RSC Advances
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