AseriesofnovelAgCl/Ag2CO3heterostructuredphotocatalystswithdifferentAgClcontents（5wt%,10wt%,20wt%,and30wt%）werepreparedbyfacilecoprecipitationmethodatroomtemperature.TheresultingproductswerecharacterizedbypowderX-raydiffraction（XRD）,scanningelectronmicroscopy（SEM）,X-rayphotoelectronspectroscopy（XPS）,andultraviolet–visiblediffusereflectancespectroscopy（UV–VisDRS）,respectively.Thephotocatalyticactivityofthesampleswasevaluatedbyphotocatalyticdegradationofmethylorange（MO）underUVlightirradiation.WiththeoptimalAgClcontentof20wt%,theAgCl/Ag2CO3compositeexhibitsthegreatestenhancementinphotocatalyticdegradationefficiency.Itsfirst-orderreactionrateconstant（0.67h-1）is5.2timesfasterthanthatofAg2CO3（0.13h-1）,and16.8timesfasterthanthatofAgCl（0.04h-1）.TheformationofAgCl/Ag2CO3heterostructurecouldeffectivelysuppresstherecombinationofthephoto-generatedelectronandhole,resultinginanincreaseinphotocatalyticactivity.
