The Nanomaterials Editorial Office has been made aware that the published paper [1] was previously published in Results in Physics [2] by the same authors. In order to preserve academic integrity, the title paper [1] will be marked as retracted.
We apologize to the readers of Nanomaterials for any inconvenience caused, and regret that this issue was not detected earlier. The decision to retract has been taken in agreement with the authors. The manuscript [1] was submitted shortly after the paper had been accepted [2] in Results in Physics, and prior to its publication. The issue resulted from an incorrect version submitted by the authors during the editorial process.
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References
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