<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj1xv87101" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />The photothermal effects of layer-by-layer AuNS (gold nanosheets)/rGO hybrid films outperformed that of rGO or AuNSs films under NIR irradiation.</p> </abstract>