Lithium titanate spinel oxide (LiTi₂O₄) has been a subject of many investigations due to the good electrical properties at room temperature, and superconductivity behavior below 13 K. This feature makes lithium titanate very popular material, for example for electrodes for rechargeable batteries. On the other hand lithium titanate powder with high porosity can be used as a matrix for nanofillers. Nanocomposites, obtained by the mixing of lithium titanate and nanofillers, give the new opportunities for new applications and can improve electrical, mechanical and thermal properties.

 Most often LiTi₂O₄ is prepared by solid state reaction. Typically samples are synthesized using titanium oxides and lithium carbonate as a precursors and are calcinated at temperature in a range from 750 ^oC to 800 ^oC. In this work, a new low temperature preparation method is presented. Lithium titanate powder samples were produced by sol-get method. Lithium acetate, butoxytitanium and ethanol were used as the reagents. Formation of nanocrystalline phase was conducted during annealing at temperature range from 500 ºC to 600 ^oC in argon atmosphere.

 Structure of the prepared material was investigated by the X-Ray Diffraction method (XRD). XRD investigations showed nanocrystalline spinel structure of prepared powder. High porosity of prepared materials was confirmed by Scaning Electron Microscopy measurements. Additionally electrical measurements in a wide range of temperature were performed.

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1. Different morphologies of V₂O₅ crystals