Temperature dependent fabrication of NiCr2O4 is studied and the application of the as-prepared NiCr2O4 in both half-cell with Li metal anode and full-cell with LiFePO4 cathode are assessed. When mixing with natural graphite (NG), the NiCr2O4 obtained at 550 °C can deliver initial charge and discharge capacities of 795 and 1275.5 mAh g−1 at a specific current of 150 mA g−1, maintaining of 939 and 955 mAh g−1 after 140 cycles. In contrast, after 140 cycles at the same specific current, the NiCr2O4 obtained at 450 °C and 650 °C can maintain charge/discharge capacities of 800/814 and 523/528 mAh g−1, respectively. When matching with a LiFePO4 cathode, The NiCr2O4/NG (obtained at 550 °C) electrode delivers initial discharge capacity of 285 mAh g−1, which maintains of 106 mAh g−1 after 50 cycles at a specific current of 100 mA g−1.