In order to investigate effect of Ce on electrochemical properties of the Ti1.4V/Ni-0.6 quasi-crystal, (Ti1.4V0.6Ni)(99.4)Ce-0.6 alloy ribbon is prepared by arc melting and subsequent melt-spinning technique. The electrochemical properties of the Ti1.4V0.6Ni and (Ti1.4V0.6Ni)(99.4)Ce-0.6 are studied as negative electrode for nickel-metal hydride batteries in aqueous KOH solution. The structures of the alloys were characterized by XRD and TEM. Phase structure investigations of the (Ti1.4V0.6Ni)(99) Ce-4(0.6) show that alloy mainly consist of the icosahedral quasicrystal (I-phase) and face centered cubic (FCC) phase with Ti2Ni-type structure. The electrochemical measurements demonstrated that the negative electrode made by (Ti1.4V0.6Ni)(99.4)Ce-0.6 alloy showed an improved electrochemical reversibility and a considerably higher charge-discharge capacity when compared to the Ce-free base alloy. Its maximum discharge capacity is about 300 mAh/g, which is higher than that of Ti1.4V0.6Ni, and remains 270 mAh/g after 30 cycles at a current density of 30 mA/g. The discharge process is also characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Copyright (C) 2013, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.