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Manganese decorated Multiwalled carbon nanotubes were synthesized through a simple solvo thermal method. The surface morphology and structural analyses of the MnO2 doped MCNT have performed by Transmission electron microscope (TEM), Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). Morphological characterization reveals that three-dimensional hierarchy architecture built with a highly porous layer consisting of interconnected MnO2 uniformly coated on the CNT surface. The XRD and EDS results confirmed that the prepared samples containing MnO2/CNT in pure form without impurities. It also reveals that birnessite-type MnO2 is formed through the solvo thermal synthesis. The Optical properties of the prepared samples were examined by UV-visible spectrometer and Fourier transform spectroscopy. The UV-vis spectra of the nanoparticles indicate a decrease in the band gap from 1.037 to 0.999 eV. The results reveal the band gap shrinkage associated with Mn concentration more at high temperature phase and crystalline behavior. The composition of the prepared samples were characterized using Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS).