# Retraction: Yttrium- and zirconium-decorated Mg12O12–X (X = Y, Zr) nanoclusters as sensors for diazomethane (CH2N2) gas

**Authors:** Terkumbur E. Gber, Hitler Louis, Obinna C. Ngana, Ismail O. Amodu, Ernest E. Ekereke, Innocent Benjamin, Stephen A. Adalikwu, Adedapo Adeyinka

PMC · DOI: 10.1039/d5ra90038g · RSC Advances · 2025-04-03

## TL;DR

This paper is a retraction of a study that claimed to explore the use of specific nanoclusters as sensors for a gas called diazomethane.

## Contribution

The paper does not contribute new findings, as it is a retraction of previously published work.

## Key findings

- The paper formally retracts a prior publication.
- No new scientific results or conclusions are presented.

## 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.

## Linked entities

- **Chemicals:** diazomethane (PubChem CID 9550), CH2N2 (PubChem CID 9864)

## Full-text entities

- **Chemicals:** diazomethane (MESH:D003978), CH2N2 (-), Y (MESH:D015019), Zr (MESH:D015040)

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