Figure Duplication on 10.3390/cryst12060822

Several figure duplications on article [1] were found: (1) most parts of figure 3(a) and 3(b) is duplicated, (2) the insert of figure 7(a) and (b) is duplicated.

Information for article [1]

Title: Enhanced Electrodes for Supercapacitor Applications Prepared by Hydrothermal-Assisted Nano Sheet-Shaped MgCo2O4@ZnS

Authors: Mir Waqas Alam, Hassan S. Al Qahtani, Hind Albalawi, Muhammad Aamir, Muhammad Bilal, Tanveer Ahmad Mir, Basma Souayeh, Noushi Zaidi

Funding: The Deanship of Scientific Research, Vice Presidency for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia (Project No. GRANT269), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University Researchers Supporting Project number (PNURSP2022R29), Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Journal: Crystals (MDPI)

DOI: 10.3390/cryst12060822

Muhammad Aamir (5th author): Huaiyin Institute of Technology

Author: WU Guangheng

Founder and Chair of the 5GH Foundation

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

Document ID: 5GH-WuGH-20240909.002

Publication Date: 2024.09.09

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

Manipulated Figure on 10.3390/nano14131136

The Figure 1(b) on the article [1] was likely manipulated.

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.