Spinel LiMn₂O₄, a cathode material for Li-ion batteries, is featured as good high-rate performance, low cost and environmental friendly. The pristine and Al-doped LiMn₂O₄ samples were prepared by sol-gel method. The structure and micromorphology of the as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results demonstrated that the as-prepared LiMn₂O₄ samples had a typical cubic spinel structure and were composed of sphere-like particles with a diameter range of 300 ~ 500 nm. Galvanostatic charge-discharge tests showed that the LiMn₂O₄ samples doped with Al element exhibited an enhanced cycling performance. Especially, in the case of LiMn₂O₄ with 5% Al-doped, the discharge capacity retention was about 98.2% at the rate of 1C discharge and was 99% at the rate of 5C discharge, based on the same charge rate of 1C.