Retraction of “Efficient Dye Degradation and Antimicrobial Behavior with Molecular Docking Performance of Silver and Polyvinylpyrrolidone-Doped Zn-Fe Layered Double Hydroxide”

The Editor retracts “Efficient Dye Degradation and Antimicrobial Behavior with Molecular Docking Performance of Silver and Polyvinylpyrrolidone-Doped Zn-Fe Layered Double Hydroxide” (DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c09890) due to a pattern of inappropriate image reuse, irregularities in the data and analysis presented, and concerns relating to the accountability for the research. This pattern of issues across several related articles calls into question the reliability of all of the following publications, DOIs: 10.1021/acsomega.3c08077, 10.1021/acsomega.3c05938, and 10.1021/acsomega.3c09890. In this article, the interaction mechanism presented in Figure 1 is chemically unlikely. The traces in Figure 4 appear more angular than expected, and the traces for different samples in Figure 3A and 3B are highly similar. There are also indexing labels in Figure 3C–G that do not correspond to a spot or diffraction ring. When considered alongside the broader pattern, these issues undermine the credibility of the findings and warrant retraction. The original article was published on January 16, 2024 and was retracted on July 23, 2026.