Ultraviolet-light-induced bactericidal mechanism on ZnO single crystals.
By comparing the photocatalytic bactericidal effect on different crystal faces of bulk ZnO crystal, we found that an electron degradation mechanism dominates the photocatalytic processes of ZnO material.
Wang
Yonghao
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Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences Fuzhou, Fujian, 350002, China.
Huang
Feng
F
Pan
Danmei
D
Li
Bin
B
Chen
Dagui
D
Lin
Wenwen
W
Chen
Xueyuan
X
Li
Renfu
R
Lin
Zhang
Z
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D004583:Electrons; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000382:microbiology; D055668:Photochemical Processes; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D015034:Zinc Oxide / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000528:radiation effects
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015034:Zinc Oxide