Аннотация:The application of zinc oxide ZnO nanorods of different heights obtained by hydrothermal synthesis as functional layers for dye-sensitized solar cells was considered. The structure, morphology, and opticalproperties of the nanorod layers were studied by X-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and optical spectroscopy. Photoanodes were fabricated using thieno[3,2-b]indole-based dyes IS 4 and IS 9. The adsorption mechanism of the dyes and ZnO structures was studied by IR spectroscopy. The efficiency of photoanodes was investigated using photoelectrochemical measurements. The dependence of the efficiency of the dye sensitized solar cells on the length of the nanorods was shown. The maximum light conversion result was obtained for a photoanode with an average nanorod height of 2.5 μm and dye IS 4 adsorbed.