“…Metal oxides with complex structures or rich morphologies have recently been explored for catalytic oxidation applications. Examples include Co 3 O 4 nanorods, Co 3 O 4 /graphene nanocomposites, integrated spinel nanoarrays, interfacial Pt-NiO 1-x nanostructures, Pt@mSiO 2 core-shell nanospheres, and nickel-iron foams (Xie et al., 2009, Lu and Zhao, 2015, Ren et al., 2014, Liang et al., 2011, Joo et al., 2009, Kim et al., 2018, Wang et al., 2012). Our present design of bimetallic spinel oxide multi-shelled hollow microspheres with wide tailorability and functionality enables the reactive molecules to directly enter their interior space by offering more open channels and less diffusion obstruction so as to take full advantage of highly exposed active sites and enhanced synergetic effect of components in such mixed metal oxides.…”