Manipulated Figure on 10.3390/nano14131136


The Figure 1(b) on the article [1] was likely manipulated. The brown line (Raman spectrum for CuSe-TiO-GO) has two separated peaks around 1300 cm-1 and 1650 cm-1 (in the red cycle), but these two peaks shown in the insert figure are close to each other. This inconsistence implies that this figure was manipulated.

Information for article [1]

Title: The Hydrothermal-Assisted Approach Improves the Photocatalytic and Energy Storage Performance of Novel CuSe-TiO2-GO Composite

Authors: Afaq Ullah Khan (Jiangsu University), Kamran Tahir, Muhammad Zia Ullah Shah, Hissah Saedoon Albaqawi, Zainab M. Almarhoon, Abdulaziz A. Alanazi, Nora Awad Alkudaisi, Talal M. Althagafi, Nacer Badi, Magdi E. A. Zaki

Funding: "[T]his research was funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research, Imm Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Saudi Arabia"

Journal: Nanomaterials (MDPI)

DOI: 10.3390/nano14131136

Afaq Ullah Khan (first author): Post-doctor at Jiangsu University








Author: WU Guangheng

Founder and Chair of the 5GH Foundation

E-Mail: wu@5gh.org.cn

Document ID: 5GH-WuGH-20240909.001

Publication Date: 2024.09.09

This article is licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License

Abnormal XRF on 10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100473

The XRF patterns on the Figure 9 of the article are identical to each other.


Abnormal XRD Patterns on 10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100412

Recently, the 5GH team found abnormalities on the XRD patterns of the article


Abnormal Standard deviation on 10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100610

Recently, the 5GH team found abnormal data on the Table 1 of the article. The standard deviations on that table seem to be too small.


Photoshopped Spectra on 10.1016/j.dwt.2024.100588

Recently, the 5GH team found abnormal parts in the XRD patterns on paper, as shown below. It is not clear that these abnormalities were resulted from manipulation or publication processing, such as compressing the images during the manuscript preparation.


Figure Duplication on 10.3390/cryst12060822

Several figure duplications on article were found.