Dear Sir. Concerning your issue about the solvent which use to encourage the precipitation of silver nanoparticle. Today the synthesis of silver nanoparticles is very common due to their numerous applications in various fields. Silver nanoparticles have unique properties such as: optical and catalytic properties, which, depend on the size and shape of the produced nanoparticles. So, today the production of silver nanoparticles with different shapes which have various uses in different fields such as medicine, are noted by many researchers. You can synthesize cubic silver nanoparticles by the reduction of silver nitrate using ethylene glycol in the presence of poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP). I think the following below links and the attached files may help you in your analysis: