The invention discloses a preparation technology for a copper / graphite core-shell structure. According to the technical scheme, RF-PECVD equipment is adopted, a copper film prepared through DPS-III type ultrahigh vacuum facing-target magnetron sputtering is used as a copper source, and a copper / graphite core-shell structure (GS / CC) material is successfully prepared. The preparation technology has the advantages that the copper / graphite core-shell structure material is prepared through direct-current magnetron sputtering and radio frequency plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition methods. The field emission performance of the material can be effectively improved as Cu particles are introduced, the field emission performance of grapheme can be effectively improved by modulating the morphology of the grapheme, and therefore the material has potential application in a field emission device. By using complementary advantages of graphite and copper, the copper / graphite core-shell structure (GS / CC) material is prepared, while cost is reduced, the field emission performance of the core-shell structure material is promoted substantially, and the material has potential application in the fields of the information technology, biomedical science, sensors and the like.