Metal oxides and metal hydroxides are interesting, low cost, and low toxicity energy storage materials for electrochemical capacitor applications. Many studies to date have been directed toward replacing RuO 2 1,2 with NiO, 3,4 Co 3 O 4 , 5 MnO 2 , 6 Co(OH) 2 , 7 or Ni(OH) 2 . 8 In recent years Ni(OH) 2 has received much attention due to its superior theoretical electrochemical properties. In particular, β-Ni(OH) 2 has been extensively studied. Despite being a metastable phase, α-Ni(OH) 2 presents itself as a promising material for secondary battery 9 and electrochemical capacitor applications. 10 Two polymorphic forms of layered nickel hydroxide (Ni(OH) 2 ) exist: the αand β-phases. Control over morphology, basal spacing, and types of inorganic materials present is facilitated in the α-Ni(OH) 2 phase; thus manipulation of magnetic, electrical, and ion transport properties can be realized. Both forms have hexagonal crystal structures in which Ni(OH) 2 layers are stacked along the c-axis. A main feature differentiation between these phases is the presence of intercalated species (water and/or anions) within the interlayer galleries of α-Ni(OH) 2 . β-Ni(OH) 2 has a brucite-like structure (a = 3.12 Å, c = 4.6 Å; JCPDS Card No. 14-0117) comprised of perfectly stacked Ni(OH) 2 layers which do not contain water or any charge-balancing anions between its layers. α-Ni(OH) 2 , on the other hand, is a hydrotalcite-like structure (JCPDS Card No. 38-0715) comprised of randomly stacked Ni(OH) 2Àx layers along the c-axis intercalated with water or anions. The basal spacing of α-Ni(OH) 2 can be adjusted from 31.7 to 7.5 Å by adjusting the species intercalated in the interlayer galleries. 11 The size and morphology of α-Ni(OH) 2 particles are affected by several factors: inorganic precursor, solvent, temperature, concentration, and surfactant template. Yang et al. reported the synthesis of α-Ni(OH) 2 with nanoribbon and nanoboard-type structures by a hydrothermal process. 12 Cao et al. reported various α-Ni(OH) 2 morphologies for alkaline rechargeable batteries by reverse micelle/microemulsion and a hydrothermal method. 13 Ida et al. reported the synthesis of layered nickel hydroxide intercalated with dodecyl sulfate, and then successfully eliminated dodecyl sulfate molecules between the Ni(OH) 2 layers, resulting in the formation of hexagonal α-Ni(OH) 2 nanosheets that are potentially useful in ultrathin film devices. 14 In our previous paper we demonstrated a simple, effective coprecipitation synthetic method using alcohol and a dodecyl