We herein describe hydrothermal method to prepare a hybrid material consisting of tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanoparticles anchored onto reduced graphene oxide (rGO) sheets. Synthesized materials have been characterized for structural, compositional and optical properties by different techniques. Results show that WS2 nanoparticles are uniformly anchored ontoas well as in between the surface of rGO which helps to inflate the exfoliation of rGO stacked layers. Thus, the rGO/WS2 hybridcan be used as counter electrode (CE) in dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs).
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