“…The microwave-assisted ionic liquid method has been proven to be suitable for the rapid synthesis of a variety of elemental and compound nanostructures, including Au, − Co, , Mn, , Cr, Mo, W, Re, Ru, Os, Rh, Ir, Gd 4 F 3 , Te, C, ZnO, − Fe 2 O 3 , − Fe 3 O 4 , , FeOOH, SnO 2 , In 2 O 3 :Sn, CuO, ,− MnO 2 , Mn 3 O 4 , 3PbO·H 2 O, PbO, TiO 2 , , CeO 2 , ZnFe 2 O 4 , PbCrO 4 , Pb 2 CrO 5 , MgF 2 , CaF 2 , SrF 2 , , FeF 2 , CoF 2 , ZnF 2 , REF 3 (RE = La–Lu, Y), ,− NaYF 4 , Zn(OH)F, − β-Co(OH) 2 , β-Ni(OH) 2 , Cd(OH) 2 , La(OH) 3 , ZnS, , CdS, Bi 2 S 3 , Sb 2 S 3 , Bi 2 Se 3 , Bi 2 Te 3 , CdTe, LaPO 4 :Ce,Tb, , NH 4 Fe 2 (PO 4 ) 2 OH·2H 2 O, CoC 2 O 4 , Cu/C, Ni/C, Pt/carbon nanotubes, Rh/carbon nanotubes, Pt–Ru/carbon nanotubes, Ru/graphene, Rh/graphene, and c...…”