Key words peanut-like BiVO 4 , visible-light-driven photocatalysts, solvothermal method, Rhodamine B (RhB).Monoclinic peanut-like BiVO 4 products have been successfully synthesized by a solvothermal method. The volume of CH 3 COOH and the concentration of NH 3 ·H 2 O were found to play important roles in the formation of this morphology. The optimal condition for preparation of highly active peanut-like BiVO 4 samples are the volume of CH 3 COOH, which was 5 ml, and the concentration of NH 3 ·H 2 O, which was 2 mol/L. The as-prepared samples were characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, DRS, BET, and their photocatalytic activity was evaluated by photocatalytic decolorization of a Rhodamine B (RhB) aqueous solution under visible-light irradiation. The results demonstrated that BiVO 4 with peanut-like morphology was better than that of other BiVO 4 samples for photodegradation of RhB.