Environmentally Friendly Methodologies of Nanostructure Synthesis

Abstract Environmentally friendly synthetic methodologies have gradually been implemented as viable techniques in the synthesis of a range of nanostructures. In this work, we focus on the application of green‐chemistry principles to the synthesis of complex metal oxide and fluoride nanostructures. In particular, we describe advances in the use of the molten‐salt synthetic methods, hydrothermal protocols, and template‐directed techniques as environmentally sound, socially responsible, and cost‐effective methodologies that allow us to generate nanomaterials without the need to sacrifice sample quality, purity, and crystallinity, while allowing control over size, shape, and morphology.