Abstract: The present invention relates to lithium metal oxide nanoparticles and a method for preparing the same and provides lithium metal oxide nanoparticles each having a shape of a hexahedron with a square outer cross section or a hexahedron with at least one chamfered corner and comprising a hollow of which a cross section is a square or a square having at least one chamfered corner, and a method for preparing the same, so that the lithium metal oxide nanoparticles can be utilized as an electrode material of a next-generation electronic device in which a contact area between an electrode and an electrolyte is increased to improve the charge and discharge rate characteristics and improve the conductivity.