▎ 摘　　要

A novel design has been proposed for a facile and rapid build-up of highly tailorable nanostructured multishells on metal oxide particles (graphene/TiOx@TiO2) under a dry inert atmosphere to maximize the visible-light photocatalytic performance. We also thoroughly and systematically investigated the as -prepared nanostructured particle surface and the mechanisms of the extraordinary in-situ graphene growth on the TiOx @TiO2 nanoparticles achieved by a rapid-concomitant reaction in the metal oxide (TiO2)/polymer (polymethyl methacrylate) interface under microwave irradiation. The as-prepared com-posite materials are also found to perform a better photocatalytic activity in comparison to the traditional synthesis pathway for degradation of organic pollutants under visible light, associated with the synergetic effects of homo-/hetero-junction on TiO2. (c) 2021 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.