Issues on 10.1016/j.hybadv.2023.100050

This is a Post Publication Review on the article [1]. Incorrect Tauc plot, as well as irrelevant references are found.

The authors applied the Tauc plot method to estimate the bandgap of the obtained Ag-ZnO nano crystals. The expected fitting should be applied to the linear part of the (αhν)2 vs hν curve, as shown with the purple dashed line, instead of the red solid line the authored used.

Meanwhile, several references, such as Ref 18, and Ref 26, are found to be irrelevant to the citing statement on the main text.



Reference

[1] 10.1016/j.hybadv.2023.100050






Author: WU Guangheng

Founder and Chair of the 5GH Foundation

E-Mail: wu@5gh.org.cn

Document ID: 5GH-WuGH-2025.000057

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