Theyolk-shellLaMnO3perovskitemicrosphereswerefabricatedbyanovel,simpleandmildsofttemplateapproach.Aseriesoftemplate-P123concentrations(0-6.12mmol·L^-1)wereemployedtooptimizethemostcompletespheres.WhentheconcentrationofP123is3.0mmol·L^-1,theobtainedyolk-shellmicrosphereswithadiameterof200-700nmwereconstructedbynanoparticles.Thepossibleformationmechanismoftheyolk-shellmicrosphereswasrevealedstepbystepviaXRD,SEM,TEM,EDSandHRTEM.MoleculesofP123weresuitablymixedwithsolventsfordoubleshelledvesiclesthroughself-assembly,whichinteractedwithmetalcomplexestoformP123-metalvesicles.AftertheremovalofP123andcitricacidbycalcinationat700℃,theyolk-shellLaMnO3microsphereswiththrough-channelswereobtained.Through-channelsonthesurfacewereduetocitricacidandthesolidcorewasattributedtotheshrinkofinnervesicles.Preparedyolk-shellmicrospheresamplespossessedalargersurfaceareaandahighermaximumNOconversionvalueof78%at314℃forNOoxidation,comparedwithsampleswithouttheyolk-shellstructure.
