AgBr/BiVO(4)photocatalysts　with　heterojunction　structures　were　prepared　using　a　hydrothermal　method.　To　analyse　phase　composition　and　microstructure,　samples　were　characterised　by　X-ray　diffraction　and　scanning　electron　microscopy,　respectively.　Photoluminescence　measurements　were　used　to　characterise　the　recombination　rate　of　photogenerated　electron-hole　pairs.　The　phase　structure,　chemical　state　and　optical　properties　of　heterojunctions　were　analysed　by　UV-visible　diffuse-reflectance　spectrometry.　AgBr/BiVO(4)showed　high　efficiency　for　the　degradation　of　rhodamine　B　under　visible　light　irradiation.　Hydrothermal　temperature　and　pH　values　exhibited　significant　influence　on　band　gap　energy　and　the　recombination　rate　of　electron-hole　pairs　of　AgBr/BiVO4,　reflective　of　photocatalytic　properties.　Results　show　that　at　160　degrees　C　and　pH　of　7　AgBr/BiVO(4)achieved　the　best　photocatalytic　activity,　for　which　the　visible　light-absorption　range　of　the　AgBr/BiVO(4)heterojunction　was　significantly　enhanced.　Photodegradation　catalysis　of　RhB　was　most　efficiently　achieved　at　a　level　of　approximately　56.72%　for　a　reaction　time　of　140　min.