The thermal reduced graphene oxide deposition on nickel foam was successfully synthesized by ultrasonic and subsequent thermal reduction process. Ultrathin mesoporous Ni3S2 was formed on the bare nickel foam after hydrothermal process, while Ni3S2 nanotube arrays were formed on the surface of nickel foam with the thermal reduced graphene oxide due to catalysis action of thermal reduced graphene oxide. The resulting Ni3S2 nanotube arrays exhibited higher catalytic activity than ultrathin mesoporous Ni3S2 for hydrogen evolution reaction. In addition, and excellent stability was also obtained in Ni3S2 nanotube arrays. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.