We investigated the chemical reactivities of (La 0.7 Sr 0.2 -Ba 0.1 )ScO 3¹¤ (LSBS) and LaScO 3 powders and Pt foil as functions of reaction temperature, T, oxygen partial pressure, P(O 2 ), and reaction time, t. The LSBS powder showed a maximal Pt content of ca. 33 mg (ca. 3 wt %) under the conditions T = 1573 K, P(O 2 ) = 0.21 atm (in air), and t = 10 h. Subsequent heat treatment at 1773 K in air for 10 h resulted in the deposition of Pt fine particles (1.7 mg) on the LSBS powder and a weight gain of the Pt foil (4.3 mg). 3 In recent years, reversible movements of noble-metal nanoparticles into and out of perovskite structures have been found, and subsequent unique functions have been reported, such as self-regenerative catalysts 4 and nanoionic phenomena.
5In a previous paper, we reported a new preparation route for Pt-containing perovskite-type oxides, (La 0.7 Sr 0.2 Ba 0.1 )(Sc,Pt)-O 3¹¤ (where ¤ denotes the quantity of oxygen vacancies). 6 In this route, Pt-containing perovskites can be prepared just by putting a perovskite oxide, e.g., (La 0.7 Sr 0.2 Ba 0.1 )ScO 3¹¤ (LSBS) powder on Pt foil and then firing at high temperatures in air. LSBS is an LaScO 3 -based perovskite oxide and contains aliovalent cations (20 mol % Sr 2+ and 10 mol % Ba 2+ ions) in La 3+ ion sites. 7 This aliovalent cation doping results in the formation of oxygen vacancies (¤ = 0.15 in LSBS) and subsequent mixed (i.e., proton, oxide ion, and hole) conduction. We have also reported that perovskite-type oxides, LSBS, Sr(Zr 0.9 Y 0.1 )O 3¹¤ , etc. react not only with Pt but also with the other noble metals, Rh, Ir, Ru, etc. 8,9 In addition, X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) analysis revealed that the noble metals (Ir, Pd, Pt, Rh, and Ru) occluded in LSBS exist not in a metallic but rather in an ionic state and that they are mainly introduced into ScO 6 octahedral sites.10 Surprisingly, the chemical reactions between perovskite-type oxides and noble metals can proceed through air, i.e., under noncontact conditions of perovskite-type oxides and noble metals. (3N) for LS, was repeatedly planetary-ball-milled, calcined at 1623 K for 10 h in air, and then finally fired at 1873 K for 10 h in air. The LSBS and LS powders thus obtained were ground to submicron powders. The LSBS or LS powder (1.000 g) placed on Pt foil (99.98%, thickness: 30¯m) in an alumina container (volume ca. 15 cm 3 ) with a cover of the same material was fired under different conditions as follows: T from 1273 to 1873 K, P(O 2 ) from 4.0 © 10 ¹4 to 1.0 atm, t from 5 to 160 h. Before and after firing, the LSBS powder and Pt foil were weighed on a balance. The chemical compositions of the LSBS powder before and after firing were determined using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES; Jarelash IRIS Advantage). The crystal structures of LSBS powder before and after firing were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD; Cu K¡ radiation, PANalytical X'Pert Pro) analysis. Figure 1 shows the T dependence of the weight loss of the Pt foil and the Pt co...