Thecounterelectrode(CE)prominenceindye-sensitizedsolarcells(DSSCs)isundisputedwithresearchgearedtowardsreplacementofPtwithviablesubstituteswithexceptionalconductivityandcatalyticactivity.Herein,wereportthereplaceableCEwithbetterperformancethanthatofPt-basedelectrode.ThechemistrybetweenthegrapheneoxideandicetemplatesleadstocellularformationofreducedgrapheneoxidethatachievesgreaterconductivitytotheCE.Thesimultaneousgrowthofactiveedge-orientedMoS2ontheCEthroughCVDpossesseshighreflectivity.HighreflectiveMoS2trendstoincreasetheelectroactivitybyabsorbingmorephotonsfromthesourcetodyemolecules.Thus,thesynergisticeffectoftwomaterialswasfoundtoshowcasebetterphotovoltaicperformanceof7.6%against7.3%fortraditionalplatinumCE.
