Method For Synthesizing Extremely High-Temperature Melting Materials

Patent · Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2005

OSTI ID:879875

Saboungi, Marie-Louise ^[1]; Glorieux, Benoit ^[2]

---

1. Chicago, IL
2. Perpignan, FR

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: Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 6967011
• Application Number: 10/307478
• OSTI ID: 879875
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English