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Retraction: Heteroatoms (Si, B, N, and P) doped 2D monolayer MoS2 for NH3 gas detection
Terkumbur E. Gber, Hitler Louis, Aniekan E. Owen, Benjamin E. Etinwa, Innocent Benjamin, Fredrick C. Asogwa, Muyiwa M. Orosun, Ededet A. Eno

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This paper is a retraction of a study that claimed to investigate the use of heteroatom-doped 2D MoS2 for detecting ammonia gas.
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The paper does not present new findings; it formally retracts a previously published study.
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The original study's claims about heteroatom-doped MoS2 for NH3 detection are retracted.
The retraction indicates potential issues with the original research's validity or integrity.
Abstract
Retraction of ‘Heteroatoms (Si, B, N, and P) doped 2D monolayer MoS2 for NH3 gas detection’ by Terkumbur E. Gber et al., RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 25992–26010, https://doi.org/10.1039/D2RA04028J.
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TopicsGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
The Royal Society of Chemistry hereby wholly retracts this RSC Advances article due to evidence of systematic manipulation of the publication process. A number of references were inappropriately replaced with self-citations by the authors during the revision process.
In addition, ref. 31 and 35–39, the first reference in 48 and ref. 51 are irrelevant and/or inappropriate.
Given the significance of these concerns, the Editor has lost confidence in the authenticity of the findings presented in this paper.
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
