Reused Images and Spectra on 10.1002/bkcs.12081


Recently, the 5GH team found reused images and spectra on an article [1], on which the SEM device manufacturer Tescan was mis-identified as "Tescon".



Reference

[1] 10.1002/bkcs.12081






Author: WU Guangheng

Founder and Chair of the 5GH Foundation

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

Document ID: 5GH-WuGH-2025.000025

Publication Date: 2025.02.05

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

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