A new TiO2 nanoparticles/nanorods composite electrode was fabricated and applied in dyesensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The TiO2 nanorods were obtained by grinding the electrospun TiO2 nanofibers mechanically. The composite photoanode of dye-sensitized solar cells was fabricated by using TiO2 nanoparticles (P25) and electrospun TiO2 nanorods. At the optimized condition, the power conversion efficiency (eta) based on a triphenylamine dye (SD2) and a ruthenium dye (N719) are 8.28% and 8.80% under AM 1.5 illumination (100mW.cm(-2)), respectively. The results show that the electrospun TiO2 nanorods in the composite photoanode improve the physicochemical properties and enhance the photovoltaic performances of solar cells.