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.