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Wikipedia still cites a retracted paper on “Schön scandal”
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The source
A Single Molecular Spin Valve
Jan Hendrik Schon, E G Emberly, G Kirczenow
Science · published April 2002
Retracted May 2, 2003
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Where Wikipedia cites it
- Schön scandal5,277 views a month · open since Nov 5Zombie
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