An excellent PbO2 electrode with high electrocatalytic activity and stability was successfully fabricated by doping TiN particles through co-deposition method (marked as PbO2-TiN). The morphology (SEM), crystalline structure (XRD), chemical state (XPS), electrochemical performances (CV and EIS) and stability (accelerated life test) were characterized. The results showed that TiN doping could obviously improve the surface morphology of the electrode, increase the electrode current response and reduce the electrode impedance. During the electrochemical oxidation process, the PbO2-0.5TiN electrode showed the best performance on degradation of Acid Red G and Methylene blue (the highest removal efficiency, the lowest energy consumption and minimum Pb dissolution). The proportion of adsorbed hydroxyl oxygen for PbO2-0.5TiN electrode was 78.75%, which was higher than that for PbO2 electrode (68.95%). The accelerated service lifetime of PbO2-0.5TiN electrode was 302 h, which was more than 3 times longer than that of PbO2 electrode (96 h). Furthermore, a likely deactivation mechanism for lifetime enhancement of PbO2-0.5TiN electrode was proposed. (C) The Author(s) 2016. Published by ECS. All rights reserved.