Ag3PO4/Ag/Bi3.64Mo0.36O6.55 nanoheterostructure with enhanced photocatalytic activity was successfully synthesized for the first time via a simple and practical low-temperature solution-phase route. The as-prepared Ag3PO4/Ag/Bi3.64Mo0.36O6.55 nanoheterostructure included Ag3PO4 quantum dots (QDs) as well as Ag QDs assembling on the surface of Bi3.64Mo0.36O6.55 nanospheres. Ag QDs were photodeposited on the surface of Bi3.64Mo0.36O6.55 nanospheres to increase visible-light absorption via the surface plasmon resonance. The interface between Ag/Ag3PO4 and Bi3.64Mo0.36O6.55 facilitates the separation and transfer of photoinduced charges. The Ag3PO4/Ag/Bi3.64Mo0.36O6.55 hybrid photocatalyst degraded rhodamine B (Rh B) efficiently and displayed much higher photocatalytic activity than pure Bi3.64Mo0.36O6.55, Ag3PO4, Ag/Ag3PO4, Ag/Bi3.64Mo0.36O6.55 or Ag3PO4/Bi3.64Mo0.36O6.55 under visible light irradiation (lambda > 420 nm). It indicates that the heterostructured combination of Ag3PO4, Ag, and Bi3.64Mo0.36O6.55 provides synergistic photocatalytic activity through an efficient electron transfer process. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.