The properties of supercapacitors utilizing carbon nanotube electrodes are studied in this paper.The effects of modification treatment and adhesives on the properties of electrodes are investigated.The working mechanism of supercapacior is also discussed.When carbon nanotubes modified by nitric acid are used as electrodes and 30%(wt) H
2
SO
4
aqueous solution is used as the electrolyte
supercapacitors with specific capacitance of 69 F/g and good frequency response are obtained .For this type of supercapacitor
there is not only electric double-layer capacitance