title: Ultraviolet-light-induced bactericidal mechanism on ZnO single crystals.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: 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.
authors.forename: Yonghao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Danmei
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Dagui
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wenwen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Xueyuan
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Renfu
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Zhang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015034:Zinc Oxide