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Retraction: Yttrium- and zirconium-decorated Mg12O12–X (X = Y, Zr) nanoclusters as sensors for diazomethane (CH2N2) gas
Terkumbur E. Gberab,
Hitler Louis*abf,
Obinna C. Nganad,
Ismail O. Amoduac,
Ernest E. Ekerekeac,
Innocent Benjamina,
Stephen A. Adalikwua and
Adedapo Adeyinkae
aComputational and Bio-Simulation Research Group, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria. E-mail: louismuzong@gmail.com
bDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
cDepartment of Mathematics, Faculty of Physical Sciences, University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria
dDepartment of Chemical Sciences, Federal University of Wukari, Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria
eDepartment of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
fCentre for Herbal Pharmacology and Environmental Sustainability, Chettinad Hospital and Research Institute, Chettinad Academy of Research and Education, Kelambakkam-603103, Tamil Nadu, India
First published on 3rd April 2025
Abstract
Retraction of ‘Yttrium- and zirconium-decorated Mg12O12–X (X = Y, Zr) nanoclusters as sensors for diazomethane (CH2N2) gas’ by Terkumbur E. Gber et al., RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 25391–25407, https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RA02939E.
The Royal Society of Chemistry hereby wholly retracts this RSC Advances article due to concerns with the reliability of the data.
The noncovalent interactions (NCI) plots in Fig. 8 are identical to each other and to figures in another paper by the same author group but representing different systems.1,2 The authors have not been able to satisfactorily explain this.
In addition, a number of references were inappropriately replaced with self-citations by the authors during the revision process.
Given the significance of these concerns, the Editor has lost confidence that the findings presented in this paper are reliable.
The authors were informed but have not responded to any correspondence regarding the retraction.
Signed: Laura Fisher, Executive Editor, RSC Advances
Date: 28th March 2025
References
1. M. O. Odey, E. E. Antai, E. A. Adindu, O. C. Godfrey, I. U. Bassey, F. O. Nwaokolrie, A. Owolabi, A. Nkang, T. E. Gber, M. M. Edim and H. Louis, Chem. Phys. Impact, 2023, 100346.
2. T. E. Gber, H. Louis, O. C. Ngana, I. O. Amodu, E. E. Ekereke, I. Benjamin, S. A. Adalikwu and A. Adeyinka, RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 25391–25407.
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