MnO 2 as the electrode material for supercapacitors has attracted much interest in recent years. However, there are still some restrictions for its application. In this paper, to improve the capacitive properties of MnO 2 , material was synthesized by a facile and efficient low-temperature reduction reaction between KMnO 4 and Cu foil in sulfuric acid solutions. The results showed that the initial concentrations of KMnO 4 and the addition of concentrated sulfuric acid have distinct influence on the structure, morphology and electrochemical properties of the as-prepared MnO 2 . Particularly, morphological characterization displayed that the sample synthesized in 0.05 mol L À1 KMnO 4 and 16 mL concentrated sulfuric acid is composed of urchins with the average diameter of 0.7 mm. The product exhibits a discharge specific capacitance of 288.03 F g À1 at the constant current density of 65 mA g À1 . The capacitance remains about 50% of the initial capacitance at 250 mA g À1 , and is 100.06 F g À1 after the 100th cycle.