Highly　crystalline　titania　nanorods　were　prepared　from　H2Ti3O7　nanotubes　precursor　and　then　used　as　the　photoanode　for　indoline　dyes　sensitized　solar　cells.　The　cells　sensitized　by　D131,　D102　and　D149　dyes　exhibited　the　efficiencies　of　4.63%,　4.56%　and　5.47%,　respectively.　Interestingly,　the　photovoltaic　properties　can　be　enhanced　significantly　when　the　mixed　dye　was　used　as　a　sensitizer.　The　best　efficiency　of　7.30%　was　obtained　using　the　mixed　dye　of　D131　and　D149　as　a　sensitizer.　This　result　might　be　ascribed　to　the　increased　light-harvesting,　prolonged　electron　lifetime　and　inhibited　interfacial　charge　recombination.　(C)　2013　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.