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The well-known superconducting oxide LiTi2 O4 has a structural phase transition from spinel to ramsdellite around 900 ℃. We have successfully obtained the superconducting spinel phase and the non-superconducting ramsdellite phase of LiTi2O4 using a hybrid microwave method. The samples are characterized by x-ray powder diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, and measurements of resistivity and magnetic susceptibility. The results show that the low-temperature spinel phase is a superconductor with Tc = 13 K, while the high-temperature ramsdellite phase is a semiconductor. By comparison between the crystal structures of the spinel and the ramsdellite phases, it is suggested that the geometrical frustration plays an important role in the superconductivity of the spinel LiTi2 O4.