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Abstract To raise photocatalytic efficiency of ZnS nanoparticles (ZnS NPs) under visble light, the novel Ti3C2Tix (MXene) material was used to modify ZnS NPs through ultrasonic oscillation. Research results showed that ZnS nanoparticles (ZnS NPs) were successfully attached on layered MXene sheet, and the resultant 0.1ZnS NPs/MXene (0.1ZnS/M) sample exhibited very high photocatalytic performance under visible light. The degraded velocity of 0.1ZnS/M sample is about 0.02464 min−1, in which is as 3.2 times as that of pure ZnS (0.0077 min−1). Moreover, 0.1 ZnS/M sample displayed good hydrogen production yield about 212 μmol h−1. The enhanced catalytic performance was attributed to the excellent property of MXene sheets and the effective interaction between ZnS NPs and MXene sheets.