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Cadmium sulfide (CdS), is one of the superior visible-light-driven photocatalysts, and has a prosperous and practical future in hydrogen (H2) production from water splitting for addressing environmental problems, such as environmental contamination and energy shortage. But the inherent serious drawback of photocorrision always limits its photocatalytic performance. Here, we fabricated a layered nanojunction to enhance the H2 generation of the surface-fluorinated TiO2/CdS–diethylenetriamine (F–TiO2/CdS–DETA) system. The loading of F–TiO2 nanosheets (NSs) with exposed {001} facets on inorganic–organic CdS–DETA nanobelts (NBs) greatly improves the interfacial contact. The layered nanojunction structure efficiently inhibits the charge carriers’ recombination and enhances the H2 production stability of CdS. At an optimal ratio of 30%F–TiO2, the F–TiO2/CdS–DETA composite exhibits the highest H2 production rate of 8342.86 μmol h–1 g–1, which is 6.6 times and 1.7 times as high as that of CdS nanoparticles and CdS...