“Damning” is the wrong word here. “Damning” would be “oh, look, the researchers forgot that the plot showing zero voltage also shows current dropping to zero. T

“Damning” is the wrong word here. “Damning” would be “oh, look, the researchers forgot that the plot showing zero voltage also shows current dropping to zero. They’re clearly measuring a bad contact.” But the papers don’t show that. There’s no obvious contradiction unless you make some big assumptions.