Au nanoparticle (NPs)@TiO(2 )nanotube arrays (NTAs) heterostructured films with enhanced H-2 generation rate under full spectrum were synthesized, by using a controllable and facile dip-loading approach. Size of the Au NPs was well-distributed around 7 nm, and the TiO2 NTAs were found vertically aligned. Due to LSPR effect and Schottky contact, the as-prepared Au NPs@TiO2 NTAs heterostructured films exhibited improved H-2 generation abilities as well as photocatalytic degradation abilities. H-2 evolution rate of the obtained samples (effective area: 5.25 cm(2)) reached 74.56 mu mol/h, which was 38 times higher than that of the raw TiO2 NTAs. And the Au NPs@TiO2 NTAs samples also showed an obvious advantage over the raw TiO2 NTAs, in methyl orange degradation under UV illumination. Repetition experiments were further carried out to ensure the dip-loading method was a reliable fabrication process, and the amount of Au particles attached on TiO2 tube walls could be manipulated by changing the dip-loading cycle times.