Carbon materials has been a popular application materials, especially in graphene. Graphene, the mother of all graphitic materials, has emerged to become an exciting two-dimensional material with wondrous properties. Atomic and electronic structures of graphene have been investigated by employing a variety of micro-scopic, spectroscopic, and other techniques. The results show it has better thermal stability, and larger surface area than graphite, graphite oxide. Keywords: graphite; oxidation-reduction method; graphite oxide; graphene

The effect of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) addition on the electrochemical performance of Al doped α-nickel hydroxide is studied. The microstructure and electrochemical performance of the prepared samples are characterized by XRD,SEM, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, charge-discharge at different rate, and Charge-discharge cycling stability tests. The results show that the addition of CNTs could decrease the electrochemical reaction impedance dramatically, increase the specific discharge capacity at higher rate, and improve the Charge-discharge cycling stability reversibility.