Author

Reduction

Method

Metal

substrate

Reducing, stabilizing, functionalizing agents and

solvent

Power (W)

[D%]

Process

Time (s)

Morphology

Chen (2008)

[36]

One-pot

TCMC-102

Rated 1 kW

AgNO3

CMS, reducing and stabilizing agent H2O, solvent

400

[100]

>3600

Spherical

~15 nm

Bahadur (2011) [37] **

Second step

Skikoku Keisoku SMW-604 reflux

Rated 500 W

AgNP Colloid

Spherical

17 nm

TEOS, Si precursor

C2H6OH, solvent

500

50oC

120

Ag@SiO2

Spherical

20 to 25 nm

Karimipour

(2015)

[38]

One-pot

Shikoku Keisoku SMW-064 reflux

Rated 1 kW

AgNO3

DMF, reducing

OA, surfactant

H2O, solvent

540

[100]

30

Spherical

10 to 20 nm

Ebrahimi

(2016)

[39]

One-pot

Shikoku Keisoku SMW-064 reflux

Rated 1 kW

AgNO3

PVP, stabilizing and capping

C2H6OH, solvent

360

[100]

60

Ag@TiO2

Spherical

~20 nm

Karimipour

(2016)

[40]

First step

Shikoku Keisoku SMW-064 reflux

Rated 1 kW

AgNO3

PVP, capping and stabilizing

C2H6OH, solvent

360

[100]

60

Spherical

~15 nm

Karimipour

(2016)

[40]

Second step

Shikoku Keisoku SMW-064 reflux

Rated 1 kW

PVP-capped

AgNP

~15 nm

Si(OC2H5)4, silica shell

APTES, capping and functionalizing

C2H6OH, solvent

360

[100]

600

Ag@SiO2

Spherical

~15 nm