. Mechanism of metallic particle formation in liquid media
Although methods in which the metal atoms are formed ‘exsitu’
and then assembled inside the liquid dispersion medium are
known [50, 51], this review deals only with the case in which they
are generated in the liquid phase as a result of redox reactions.
Without minimizing the merit of the former approach, it is easy to
understand how the ability to manipulate the reactivity of oxidized
metallic species and the electron transfer enhances the control of
atoms generation in the system and the thus the properties of
final particles.