Anatase　TiO2　with　exposed　{001}　facets　(denoted　as　T001)　is　becoming　one　of　the　hotspots　in　photocatalytic　field　due　to　the　highly　reactive　{0　01}　facets.　Nowadays,　to　further　extend　the　applications　of　T001　in　visible　region,　researchers　are　struggling　to　develop　T001-based　visible-light-responsive　photo-catalysts.　In　this　paper,　for　the　first　time,　CdSe　quantum　dots　(QDs)-decorated　T001　(denoted　as　CS-T001)　was　synthesized　successfully　via　a　facile　method　and　demonstrated　as　a　highly　efficient　and　stable　photocatalyst　for　reduction　of　nitro　aromatics　under　visible　light　irradiation.　Besides　the　obviously　extended　light　absorption　in　visible　region,　the　decoration　of　CdSe　QDs　onto　T001　would　remarkably　improve　the　transfer　and　separation　efficiency　of　photogenerated　charge　carriers,　resulting　in　the　much　higher　activity　of　CS-T001　as　compared　with　pure　T001　and　CdSe　QDs.　Serving　as　the　accepted　sites　for　photoelectrons　generated　from　CdSe　QDs,　the　substrate　T001　also　plays　a　vital　role.　First,T001　offers　highly　active　reaction　sites　due　to　the　much　higher　surface　energy　of　{0　0　1}　facet　than　that　of　{1　01}　facet.　Second,　compared　with　CdSe　QDs-decorated　anatase　TiO2　with　exposed　{1　01}　facets　(denoted　as　CS-T101),　CS-T001　can　generate　electrons　with　stronger　reducibility　to　participate　in　the　photocatalytic　reduction　process.　Third,　the　aggregation　of　T001　nanosheets　gives　rise　to　the　porous　structures　with　slit-like　pores,　providing　efficient　transport　pathways　to　reactant　and　product　molecules.　Fourth,　CS-T001　possesses　much　higher　separation　efficiency　of　photogenerated　charge　carriers　as　compared　to　CS-T101.　We　believe　that　our　work　could　not　only　provide　a　facile　method　for　fabricating　novel　QDs-decorated　T001　photocatalysts　but　also　help　us　to　realize　the　synergy　between　decoration　of　QDs　and　exposure　of　TiO2　{001}　facets　during　the　photocatalytic　reaction　process.　(C)　2015　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.