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Expression of concern: Designing novel morphologies of L-cysteine surface capped 2D covellite (CuS) nanoplates to study the effect of CuS morphologies on dye degradation rate under visible light

Shahid Iqbal *a, Ali Bahadur *b, Shoaib Anwer c, Muhammad Shoaib d, Guocong Liu a, Hao Li a, Muhammad Raheel e, Mohsin Javed f and Bilal Khalid g
aSchool of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou 516007, Guangdong, China. E-mail: shahidiqbal@hzu.edu.cn; gcl_109@163.com
bDepartment of Transdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Seoul, 16229, South Korea. E-mail: alibahadur138@snu.ac.kr
cDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Khalifa University, P. O. Box: 127788, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
dDepartment of Chemistry, Government Postgraduate College Samanabad, 38000 Faisalabad, Pakistan
eDepartment of Chemistry, Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering and Management Sciences, Quetta, Pakistan
fDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, University of Management & Technology, Lahore-54770, Pakistan
gDepartment of Chemistry, University of Okara, Renala Khurd, Okara, Punjab, Pakistan

Received 20th September 2024 , Accepted 20th September 2024

First published on 27th September 2024


Abstract

Expression of concern for ‘Designing novel morphologies of L-cysteine surface capped 2D covellite (CuS) nanoplates to study the effect of CuS morphologies on dye degradation rate under visible light’ by Shahid Iqbal et al., CrystEngComm, 2020, 22, 4162–4173, https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CE00421A.


CrystEngComm is publishing this expression of concern in order to alert readers that concerns have been raised over the integrity of the data published in this article. The authors have been contacted but have not provided the requested raw data. An expression of concern will continue to be associated with the article until a conclusive outcome is reached.

Sally Howells-Wyllie

17th September 2024

Executive Editor, CrystEngComm


Footnote

Authors contributed equally.

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