A controlled physical method without any solvent was developed to growth Ag nanoparticles on TiO 2 through using mercaptoacetic acid as bifunctional surface modifier. The fabricated Ag-TiO 2 particles were proposed as an innovative photocatalytic material. The particle size, chemical nature, morphology and chemical bonding between the mercaptoacetic acid, silver and titania have been characterized by UV-vis Absorption Spectroscopy, Powder X-Ray Diffraction, Raman Spectroscopy, Transmission Electron Microscopy and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy. Combining the photocatalytic activity of titania with the excellent electron acceptor abilities and visible absorption of small spherical silver nanoparticles, it was possible to demonstrate an efficient photo-induced degradation of cationic organic pollutant under UV-Vis light. The nanocatalyst material obtained at 30s of sputtered time under simulated sunlight provides almost complete degradation (97%) of methylene blue after 120 min. The particle-size and distribution of silver nanoparticles have been achieved for the first time by a physical method using controlled chemical bonding to bifunctional surface modifiers and the sputter deposition time.