The establishment of heterojunctions between phase interfaces is an important strategy to enhance catalytic activity, but the behavior of charge transfer and exciton dissociation is unsharpness and significant. Here, a Van der Waals heterojunction (VDWH) of Mo 2 C/Bi 4 O 5 Br 2 composite with oxygen vacancies (BM) was synthesized via a facile method. Various experimental results and density functional theory calculations demonstrated that the compact VDWH and unsaturated oxygen vacancy induced interfacial Mo-O bonds to modulate surface electronic structure. Consequently, the electron extracted from the exciton formed a strong internal electric field, which boosted the dissociation of the excitons and charge transfer via the electron transfer channel of the Mo-O bond. Therefore, the BM shows excellent CO 2 reduction performance (1277.4 µmol g -1 h -1 ) and stability without using sacrificial agents and cocatalysts, which is about 6 times of Mo 2 C/Bi 4 O 5 Br 2 . This work not only gives deep insights into charge separation in VWDH and oxygen vacancy but also provides an efficient photocatalyst for efficient green energy conversion. • The Bi 4 O 5 Br 2 and Mo 2 C VDWH with oxygen-rich defects was prepared by the self-assembly method. • The interfacial Mo-O bonds for modulating surface electronic structure. • The Mo-O bonds could boost the excitons dissociation and charge transfer. • BM materials exhibited excellent photocatalytic activity and stability.