High current density of 9.8 mA/cm(2) was drawn at an applied field of 4.1 V/mu m from aligned Cd(OH)(2) nanosheets and low turn-on field of 1.4 Wpm was found for the emission current density of 10 mu A/cm(2). The aligned Cd(OH)(2) nanosheets were synthesized by CBD technique on Cadmium foil. To the best of our knowledge this is the first report on the field emission studies of Cd(OH)(2) nanosheets. Simple synthesis route coupled with superior field emission properties indicate the possible use of Cd(OH)(2) nanosheets for micro/nanoelectronic devices. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.