bind to the zinc in the zinc phthalocyanine molecule in a monodentate or multidentate manner and the other carboxylate group to bind to the zinc in the zinc oxide nanostructure also in a monodentate or multidentate manner the present disclosure relates to a zinc based nanohybrid comprising a zinc oxide nanostructure a zinc phthalocyanine molecule and a bridging ligand between the zinc oxide nanostructure and the zinc phthalocyanine molecule in one embodiment the zinc oxide nanostructure has at least one of the morphologies selected from the group consisting of a nanoparticle and a nontubular nanorod in addition to a nanoparticle or nontubular nanorod morphology it is envisaged that the zinc oxide nanostructure may have a morphology that includes but is not limited to nontubular nanopolygon nanoring nanosheet and nanofiber in a preferred embodiment the zinc nanostructure is a nontubular nanorod that has an average largest diameter of 50 100 nm preferably 60 100 nm more preferably 70 100 nm and a length of 0 3 5 u03bcm preferably 2 3 u03bcm in another embodiment the zinc nanostructure is a nontubular nanorod that has an average largest diameter of 1 50 nm preferably 10 50 nm more preferably 20 40 nm and a length of 0 3 5 u03bcm preferably 2 3 u03bcm in a preferred embodiment the zinc nanostructure is a nanoparticle that has an average diameter of 10 50 nm preferably 15 50 nm more preferably 15 45 nm in another embodiment the zinc nanostructure is a nanoparticle that has an average diameter of 50 100 nm preferably 50 90.