Harmonized effect of TiO2 and PbSe on the photoconversion efficiency of semiconductor sensitized solar cells (SSSCs) is studied. Rutile TiO2 nanorods (NRs) grown by hydrothermal method provides remarkably high surface area, superior injection and charge collection efficiency. TiO2 NRs are sensitized by PbSe using chemical bath deposition (CBD) and ZnS layer where ZnS acts as a surface passivation layer grown by successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction (SILAR) method. Photoelectrodes made up of sensitization can absorb the ultraviolet (UV) as well as the visible region of the solar spectrum efficiently. Synthesized photoelectrodes were analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), optical and solar cell performances. FESEM images of the photoelectrodes illustrate uniform coverage of PbSe over TiO2 NRs increases with increasing deposition time. The ZnS layer avoids the recombination of charge carriers. The photoelectrochemical (PEC) study is carried out using an optimized device structure i.e. Glass/FTO/TiO2/PbSe/ZnS/Polysulphide/Pt/FTO/Glass. Under AM 1.5 G illumination, the T18-PbSe2-ZnS3 photoelectrode shows 0.34% photoconversion efficiency demonstrate lead chalcogenides have potential applications in solar cells.