The development of facile and green solution-phase routes toward the fabrication of TiO 2 -based heterophase junctions with a delicate control of phase and structure is a challenging task. Herein, we report a simple and convenient method to controllably fabricate TiO 2 (B)/anatase heterophase junctions, which was successfully realized by utilizing the ideal great solvent of water to treat the presynthesized TiO 2 (B) nanosheet precursor at a low temperature of 80 °C. On the basis of phase structure transformation and morphology evolution data, the formation of these TiO 2 (B)/anatase heterophase junctions was reasonably explained by a novel water-induced TiO 2 (B) → anatase phase transformation mechanism. Benefiting from the desirable structural and photoelectronic advantages of more exposed active sites, enhanced light absorbance, and promoted separation of photogenerated electron−hole pairs, the thus-transformed TiO 2 (B)/anatase heterophase junctions exhibit fascinating photocatalytic performance in water splitting. Specifically, with the help of Pt as a cocatalyst and methanol as a sacrificial agent, the H 2 production rate of optimized TiO 2 (B)/anatase heterophase junction reaches 6.92 mmol• g −1 •h −1 , which is almost 7.1 and 2.1 times higher than those of the pristine TiO 2 (B) nanosheets and the final anatase nanocrystals. More interestingly, the TiO 2 (B)/anatase heterophase junction also delivers prominent activity toward pure water splitting to simultaneously produce H 2 and H 2 O 2 , with evolution rates of up to 1.10 and 0.55 mmol•g −1 •h −1 , respectively. Our work may advance the facile green solvent-mediated synthesis of metal oxide-based heterophase junctions for applications in energy-and environmental-related areas.
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