Retraction notice to "Sr-doped ZnO thin film on a silicon substrate (100) grown by sol-gel method: Structural and optical study" [Opt. Mater. 157C, (1), (2024), 116106 PII: S0925346724012898 DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2024.116106]

Muhammad Shahid Nadeem; Miao Baoji; Mohammed Mujahid Alam; Nagina Naveed Riaz; Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi; Tauseef Munawar; Faisal Mukhtar; Abdul Waheed Rabbani; Aqsa Naz; Mohammed A. Al-Tahan; Faisal Iqbal

doi:10.1016/j.optmat.2025.117797

Retraction notice to "Sr-doped ZnO thin film on a silicon substrate (100) grown by sol-gel method: Structural and optical study" [Opt. Mater. 157C, (1), (2024), 116106 PII: S0925346724012898 DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2024.116106]

Muhammad Shahid Nadeem
, Miao Baoji^*
, Mohammed Mujahid Alam
, Nagina Naveed Riaz
, Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi
, Tauseef Munawar
, Faisal Mukhtar
, Abdul Waheed Rabbani
, Aqsa Naz
, Mohammed A. Al-Tahan
, Faisal Iqbal

^*Corresponding author for this work

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This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier policy on Article Correction, Retraction and Removal (https://www.elsevier.com/about /policies-and-standards/article-withdrawal). This article is retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief. Fig. 9 SEM(a) and (c) results show equivalences that lead the EiC to no longer have confidence in the authenticity of the work. The responses by authors did not take away the raised concerns. In accordance with the journal's publishing policy, this article is retracted.

Original language	English
Article number	117797
Journal	Optical Materials
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2025.117797
State	Accepted/In press - 2026
Externally published	Yes

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Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Spectroscopy
Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Nadeem, M. S., Baoji, M., Alam, M. M., Riaz, N. N., Al-Sehemi, A. G., Munawar, T., Mukhtar, F., Rabbani, A. W., Naz, A., Al-Tahan, M. A., & Iqbal, F. (Accepted/In press). Retraction notice to "Sr-doped ZnO thin film on a silicon substrate (100) grown by sol-gel method: Structural and optical study" [Opt. Mater. 157C, (1), (2024), 116106 PII: S0925346724012898 DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2024.116106]. Optical Materials, Article 117797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optmat.2025.117797

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Retraction notice to "Sr-doped ZnO thin film on a silicon substrate (100) grown by sol-gel method: Structural and optical study" [Opt. Mater. 157C, (1), (2024), 116106 PII: S0925346724012898 DOI: 10.1016/j.optmat.2024.116106]. / Nadeem, Muhammad Shahid; Baoji, Miao; Alam, Mohammed Mujahid et al.
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