Processing of materials under the magnetic levitation condition is an important new technique for synthesis of novel materials, because containerless melting can be performed in a quasi-microgravity environment. For materials with anisotropic magnetic susceptibility, the magnetic orientation effect can be expected in addition to the microgravity effect. We performed containerless melting of paraffin under the magnetic levitation condition, using a newly developed YAG laser furnace, in order to examine the possibility of synthesizing oriented spherical materials. By magnetization measurement and X-ray diffraction measurement, we confirmed the orientation of paraffin solidified under the magnetic levitation condition. This containerless melting method is expected to provide opportunities for obtaining materials with new functions.
