Layered　LiV3O8　compound　was　synthesized　by　solid-state　reaction　with　quick　quenching　in　freezing　air.　Its　structure,　morphology　and　grain　size　were　tested　by　powder　X-ray　diffraction　(XRD),　Fourier　transform　infrared　(FT-IR)　and　scanning　electron　microscopy　(SEM)　experiments.　The　results　show　that　the　compound　has　pure　phase,　low　crystallinity　and　homogeneous　morphology　with　large　interlayer　distance.　The　electrochemical　performances　were　measured　by　charge-discharge　cycling,　cyclic　voltammetry　(CV)　and　electrochemical　impedance　spectroscopy　(EIS).　The　results　indicate　that　the　compound　has　more　Li+　ions　insertion/extraction　sites　and　is　beneficial　to　Li+　ions　reversible　movement.　It　delivers　the　respective　capacities　of　256　and　189　mAh　g-1　in　the　1st　and　30th　cycles　at　the　charge-discharge　rates　of　0.25C,　and　208　and　172　mAh　g-1　at　the　charge-discharge　rates　of　0.5C,　respectively.　©　2008　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.