The xFe(2)O(3)/yBiOCl(x/Y, molar ratio) composites are prepared via a facile hydrothermal process, in which the uniform Fe2O3 nanocubes are well deposited on the BiOCl nanosheets. The xFe(2)O(3)/yBiOCl shows much higher activities than BiOCl or Fe2O3 for the degradation of rhodamine B (RhB) and methyl orange (MO). Specifically, the degradation rate of the 5Fe(2)O(3)/100BiOCl catalyst is 7.2 and 3.7 times as high as those of the bare BiOCl for MO and RhB, respectively. This has been mainly attributed to the formation of p/n Fe2O3/BiOCl heterojunctions. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.