In this work, two-dimensional graphene oxide (GO) (e.g., oxygenated graphene sheets with epoxy, hydroxyl, and carboxyl groups) was reduced to zero-dimensional Br-doped GO quantum dots (Br-GODs) using a one-step method. The GO, which exhibits poor electrical conductivity, was reduced to Br-GODs using hydrobromic acid as a bromine source and reducing agent during hydrothermal reaction. The morphology, structural and photoelectric properties of GO and Br-GODs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ultraviolet-visible near infrared (UV-Vis-NIR) absorption spectroscopy, photoluminescence (PL), photoluminescence emission (PLE), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM). A photodetector based on Br-GODs material, consisting of interdigitated electrodes, was prepared. The responsivity (R) and detectivity (D*) of the photodetector can reach a maximum of 0.54 A/W and 4.33 × 10 13 Jones, respectively, under 850 nm illumination.