The journal retracts the article titled “Cr–Diamond/Cu Composites with High Thermal Conductivity Fabricated by Vacuum Hot Pressing” [1], cited above.
Following publication, the authors contacted the Editorial Office to raise concerns relating to the unauthorized use of propriety data presented within this article [1].
Adhering to our complaints procedure, the Editorial Office and Editorial Board conducted an investigation that confirmed that appropriate permission to publish the underlying data was not obtained, and that this publication breached the embargo period as set out by Beijing Gang Yan Diamond Products Company. As retroactive permission could not be obtained, the Editorial Board and the authors have decided to retract this article as per MDPI’s retraction policy (https://www.mdpi.com/ethics#_bookmark30, accessed on 3 December 2024).
This retraction was approved by the Editor-in-Chief of the Materials journal.
The authors agreed to this retraction.
Reference
- Xu, Q.; Cao, X.; Liu, Y.; Xu, Y.; Wu, J. RETRACTED: Cr–Diamond/Cu Composites with High Thermal Conductivity Fabricated by Vacuum Hot Pressing. Materials 2024, 17, 3711. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
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