Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 /AB/MWCNTs material was fabricated through a facile solid-state reaction. The structure and morphology of Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 /AB/MWCNTs material were determined by XRD and SEM. The electrical conductivity of the composite is improved by imbedding Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 particles into the conductive AB/MWCNTs network. The electrochemical properties of the Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 /AB/MWCNTs composite was measured by charge–discharge tests, cyclic voltammogram (CV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). Compared with the pristine Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 sample, Li 4 Ti 5 O 12 /AB/MWCNTs material exhibits an excellent high rate performance and cycling performance, which is due to the decrease of particle size and the increase of electrical conductivity of the material. The discharge capacities were 116 and 102mAhg −1 at the charge–discharge rates of 20 and 30C, respectively. After 1000 cycles at 2C, the discharge capacity of the composite maintained 163mAhg −1 .