文摘
Modification of rutile titanium dioxide (TiO2) for hydrogen generation and water cleaning is a grand challenge due to the chemical inertness of rutile, while such inertness is a desired merit for its stability in photoelectrochemical applications. Herein, we report an innovative two-step method to prepare a core鈥搒hell nanostructured S-doped rutile TiO2 (R鈥?TiO2-S). This modified black rutile TiO2 sample exhibits remarkably enhanced absorption in visible and near-infrared regions and efficient charge separation and transport. As a result, the unique sulfide surface (TiO2鈥?i>x:S) boosts the photocatalytic water cleaning and water splitting with a steady solar hydrogen production rate of 0.258 mmol h鈥? g鈥?. The black titania is also an excellent photoelectrochemical electrode exhibiting a high solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of 1.67%. The sulfided surface shell is proved to be an effective strategy for enhancing solar light absorption and photoelectric conversion.