High performance capacitor based on multi-walled carbon nanotube/carbon fabric (MWCNT/CF) composite is fabricated by electrophoretic deposition. The deposition is effectively facilitated by employing cationic cetyltrimethylammonium bromide to charge and disperse the nanotubes in an aqueous solution. Electrochemical results indicate that MWCNT/CF shows a high specific capacitance of 102 F g(-1), rapid charge/discharge characteristic and good cycling stability, which is much better than that of MWCNTs coated on stainless steel. The excellent performance is attributed to the unique architecture formed by three dimensional and interconnected CF as the current collector, favoring the accessibility for ions and charge transfer during the electrochemical tests. The flexible MWCNT/CF with excellent capacitor behaviors can be developed to be an advanced carbon/carbon electrode material for capacitors. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.