Preparation of CaO core-SiO 2 shell nanoparticles as a chemical thermal storage through hydration/de-hydration of CaO/ Ca(OH) 2 was proposed. Firstly, SiO 2 was coated on CaCO 3 template surface using solgel route and then the coreshell particles were heated at 700°C to form CaO@SiO 2 nanoparticle by de-carbonization. A thermal storage performance of the CaO@SiO 2 was confirmed by a thermogravimetry (TG) analysis and the result was compared with that of as-received CaCO 3 . The heating program was performed as following steps as (i) at 700°C for 30 min for de-carbonization under nitrogen (N 2 ) atmosphere, (ii) at room temperature for 60 min for hydration under water vapor, and (iii) at 500°C for de-hydration under N 2 . By repeating of (ii) hydration/(iii) de-hydration cycle, effect of the number of cycles on thermal storage ability was investigated. An efficiency of thermal storage was defined as difference in weight change between hydration/de-hydration reactions. For the as-received CaCO 3 nanoparticles, with increase in the number of cycles, the thermal storage performance gradually decreased. The microscopic results showed that the heating cycles induces coalescence of CaCO 3 nanoparticles and that decreases specific surface area. On the other hands, efficiency of thermal storage of CaO@SiO 2 didn't reach theoretical value because CaCO 3 didn't completely transform into CaO owing to SiO 2 's thermal insulation ability. By decreasing SiO 2 coating thickness, the thermal storage performance of CaO@SiO 2 was improved. The microscopic results showed that the SiO 2 coating prevented from coalescence of CaCO 3 nanoparticles.