The invention relates to 
precious metal-doped ZnO nanoscale particles and a use thereof. The 
precious metal-doped ZnO nanoscale particles are ZnO / Ag and ZnO / Pd nanoscale particles which are prepared from 
zinc acetate, 
sodium hydroxide, 
silver nitrate and 
palladium chloride by an 
ethanol auxiliary hydrothermal method, wherein the 
diffraction peak of ZnO belongs to a hexagonal wurtzite structure; a space 
crystal group of ZnO belongs to P63mc(186); a point 
lattice constant a of ZnO is equal to a point 
lattice constant b of ZnO and is equal to 0.3249nm; a point 
lattice constant c of ZnO is equal to 0.5205nm; the 
diffraction peak of Ag is in accordance with a 
standard map JCPDF:87-0717; a space 
crystal group of Ag belongs to Fm-3m(225); a point lattice constant a of Ag is equal to a point lattice constant b of Ag, is equal to a point lattice constant c of Ag and is equal to 4.086nm; the 
diffraction peak of Pd is in accordance with a 
standard map JCPDF:88-2335; a space 
crystal group of Pd belongs to Fm-3m(225); and a point lattice constant a of Pd is equal to a point lattice constant b of Pd, is equal to a point lattice constant c of Pd and is equal to 3.900nm. The use of the 
precious metal-doped ZnO nanoscale particles comprises that the precious 
metal-doped ZnO nanoscale particles are utilized as a photocatalyst for 
unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine wastewater degradation. Compared with the prior art, the precious 
metal-doped ZnO nanoscale particles have good morphology and a high degree of 
crystallization; a preparation method of the precious 
metal-doped ZnO nanoscale particles is simple and has good 
repeatability; a result of a test shows that the precious metal-doped ZnO nanoscale particles can be degraded faster and more thoroughly under 
sunlight; and the precious metal-doped ZnO nanoscale particles have a lower production cost, better energy-saving effects and a certain referential meaning for industrial application.