Retraction of “Functionalized Graphene Oxide-Based Lamellar Membranes with Tunable Nanochannels for Ionic and Molecular Separation”

The Editor retracts “Functionalized Graphene Oxide-Based Lamellar Membranes with Tunable Nanochannels for Ionic and Molecular Separation” (DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03907) due to a high number of image duplications across publications and irregularities across them that resulted in a loss of confidence in the results. Figure 1e is duplicated from Figure 1d of 10.1038/s41467−018−03919−0 and Figure 1c of 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.117969. Similarly, Figure 1d was reused in 1e of 10.1039/D3RA00223C. While the materials presented are the same, the Methods in each paper point to distinct synthetic methods. Additionally, portions of Figure 1c have matching features to a section of Figure 1c in 10.1021/acsomega.2c07243, which is reported to be a different material. The reuse of identical experimental data sets to describe different samples corresponding to distinctly different prepar atory conditions raises concerns about the integrity of the experimental setup and data management practices. When considered together, these issues resulted in a loss of confidence in the results presented. As such, this Article is being retracted.