简介：ThehighlyorderedTiO2nanotubes（NTs）werefabricatedbytheanodicoxidationmethod.Theirmorphology,structureandcrystallinephasewerecharacterizedbyscanningelectronmicroscopy（SEM）andX-raydiffractometer（XRD）.Theeffectsofmorphology,specificsurfacearea,porestructuresandphotocatalyticactivityoftheTiO2NTswereinvestigated.UV–visspectraanalysisshowedthatitslightabsorptionhadbeenextendedtothevisiblelightrange.Thephotocatalyticactivityoftheas-preparedsampleswasevaluatedbyphotocatalyticoxidationofgaseousHCHOandMBaqueoussolution.Thesampleshadbetteradhesionstrengthinthedarkandshowedahigherphotocatalyticactivitythannanoparticles.Especially,withultravioletlightpretreatment,thenanotubesexhibitedmorestableactiveforphotocatalyticdecompositionandthephotodecompositionrateremainedathighlevelafter3cyclesofthephotocatalysisexperiment.Thus,howthenumberofsurfaceactivegroup·OHincreasedandthemechanismforthegreatimprovementforthephotocatalyticactivityarediscussed.