The　home-made　monodisperse　SiO2　submicrospheres　were　coated　with　beta-FeOOH　by　a　new　solution　growth　method.　The　size　of　SiO2,　submicrospheres　had　great　influence　on　the　microstructures　of　beta-FeOOH　coatings.　When　the　average　diameter　of　the　submicrospheres　was　250　nm,　the　beta-FeOOH　coating　was　uniform　and　the　average　thickness　of　beta-FeOOH　coatings　was　about　35　nm　after　the　first　cycle　of　coating.　The　thickness　of　p-FeOOH　coatings　increased　greatly　with　multistep　coating.　After　three　cycles　of　coating,　the　thickness　of　beta-FeOOH　coatings　increased　to　about　100　nm.　The　core-shell　composites　were　immersed　in　NaOH　solution　(5%,　mass　fraction)　at　40　degrees　C　for　24　h　to　remove　the　silica　cores　and　then　calcined　at　600　degrees　C　for　24　h　to　prepare　the　monodisperse　alpha-Fe2O3,　hollow　submicrospheres.　The　alpha-Fe2O3　shells　in　the　hollow　submicrospheres　were　constructed　with　alpha-Fe2O3　nanorods　interconnected.