The crystal size and shape of the silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieve SAPO-34 have been effectively controlled in the reaction system of Al 2 O 3 -P 2 O 5 -SiO 2 -TEAOH-H 2 O under microwave radiations. Nano sheet-like SAPO-34 crystals are obtained when using colloidal silica as the silica source. When TEOS is used as the source of silica, homogeneous SAPO-34 crystals with a particle size of about 100 nm are formed, and the morphology of the crystals changes from uniform nano particles (*100 nm) to microspheres (*1.5 lm) by varying the H 2 O/Al 2 O 3 molar ratio. To further investigate the morphology control of SAPO-34, the synthetic factors, such as the silica source, water content, crystallization time and aging time have been studied in detail.