Hollow micro- and nanoparticles can be made by an aerosol process in a tube flow through reactor upon using a metal organic precursor, which is combusted in an oxygen comprising atmosphere towards Fe3O4. The expert to answer your question in more detail is Dr. Mark Hampden-Smith, who works for Cabot Corporation and who is also on RG.
Dear Arsalan, I can suggest also Flame Spray Pyrolysis (FSP) as method for produciotn of Transition Metal oxide hollow particles in general. FSP is a kind of aerosol process, same as suggested by Thomas.
Solution Combustion Synthesis (SCS) is a facile approach to prepare nanoparticles using fuel like urea, citric acid.
For detail of the synthesis procedure, follow the below link wherein nanoparticles (60 nm) were prepared through a facile SCS route at 600 deg.C in a single step.
I can suggest hydrothermal as a facile and easy synthesis method for hollow Fe3O4 nanospheres. Control of the reaction parameters are important for size-controlled such as reaction time , urea contents and sodium citrate .