Herein, core-shell structural SiO 2 @Cu and SiO 2 @MoS 2 microspheres were prepared using SiO 2 as hard core, Cu and MoS 2 as shell. As lubricant additives were introduced into base oil (PAO 40), their frictionreduction and wear-resistance were investigated in detail. Comparing with onefold additive (SiO 2 , Cu and MoS 2 ), such core-shell structure additives can improve the tribological behaviors at the Hertz contact stress range of 1.26 ~ 2.72 GPa (SiO 2 @Cu reduces the friction and wear up to 32.47% and 67.86% at 2.72 GPa, respectively). Besides, the tribological properties of SiO 2 @Cu microspheres are superior to that of SiO 2 @MoS 2 (the wear volume was reduced by 48.45% at 2.72 GPa). The excellent tribological behaviors of SiO 2 @Cu microspheres can be ascribed to its structural advantage, the synergistic effect of hard SiO 2 core and Cu shell. The rolling effect of SiO 2 , easy-shearing and self-repairing of Cu shell offer a synergistic lubrication function and form a dense protection lm, thereby contributing to the optimal lubrication performance.