Abstract: Producing nanostructure materials in a thin film reactor (TFR) from starting material of inorganic or organic material of layered or two dimensional (2D) structure or inorganic material transformed in situ into 2D inorganic material, or single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), and a solvent or liquid phase. The TFR can be a vortex fluidic device (VFD) or a device with spaced first and second fluid contact surfaces, which can be conical, for relative rotation to generate shear stress in the thin film therebetween. A liquid supply means delivers a liquid between the first and second fluid contact surfaces. The composition can be exposed to laser energy. The thin film reactor can form graphene, graphene oxide, scrolls, tubes, spheres or rings of the layered or 2D material.