Method for Synthesizing Extremeley High Temperature Melting Materials

Patent · Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2005

OSTI ID:875783

Saboungi, Marie-Louise; Glorieux, Benoit

The invention relates to a method of synthesizing high-temperature melting materials. More specifically the invention relates to a containerless method of synthesizing very high temperature melting materials such as borides, carbides and transition-metal, lanthanide and actinide oxides, using an Aerodynamic Levitator and a laser. The object of the invention is to provide a method for synthesizing extremely high-temperature melting materials that are otherwise difficult to produce, without the use of containers, allowing the manipulation of the phase (amorphous/crystalline/metastable) and permitting changes of the environment such as different gaseous compositions.

• Research Organization: US Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): 6,967,011
• Application Number: 10/307,478; TRN: US200614%%472
• OSTI ID: 875783
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 2002 Dec 02
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
HEAT RESISTANT MATERIALS
SYNTHESIS
ACTINIDES
BORIDES
CARBIDES
CONTAINERS
MELTING
OXIDES
RARE EARTHS