PHOTOCATALYTIC SYNTHESIS OF ZnO/Ag NANOSTRUCTURE SENSITIZED BY METHYLENE BLUE

The possibility of photochemical synthesis of ZnO/Ag nanoheterostructures by the action of visible light absorbed by methylene blue as sensitizer was established. It was shown that sensitization of the ZnO nanoparticles results from electron transfer from the singlet-excited molecules of the dye to the conduction band of the ZnO nanoparticles. A scheme for the mechanism of the photoprocesses that occur is proposed.