Cuprous oxide(Cu₂O)，as an important p-type semiconductor，has been widely investigated due to its high electron transmission and facile preparation. However，the electrode made of only Cu₂O has been rarely investigated. In order to demonstrate the possibility that material Cu₂O can be applied to the electrode of p-type dye sensitized solar cells(DSSCs)，the photo-electrodes made of prepared Cu₂O powder and commercial Cu₂O particles have been fabricated. The results show that the electrode based on as-prepared Cu₂O(Cu₂O₂) powder exhibits higher performance than that based on commercial Cu₂O(Cu₂O₁) particle. The device based on Cu₂O-2 electrode reaches into an open-circuit voltage of 0.71 V，a short-circuit current density of 1.3 mA/cm(2)，a fill factor(FF) of 46%，and a conversion efficiency of 0.42% measured under AM 1.5G(100 mW/cm(2)) illumination. The enhancement performance of Cu₂O₂is attributed to the high dye adsorption of Cu₂O₂compared with that of Cu₂O₁. To the best of our knowledge，this is the highest conversion efficiency value reported for solar cells based on Cu₂O-DSSC. This work provides that Cu₂O is also a candidate for constructing the electrode of p-type dye sensitized solar cells.