TY - JOUR A1 - Nofz, Marianne A1 - Dörfel, Ilona A1 - Sojref, Regine T1 - Microstructure of sol-gel derived corundum containing coatings JF - Thin solid films N2 - Up to ~ 3 µm thick alumina coatings on corundum ceramic, soda–lime–silica glass and Inconel718™ were produced from mixtures of boehmite sols and corundum suspensions. Transmission electron micrographs in combination with electron diffraction and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy served to identify crystallographic phases and to characterize the microstructure of the coatings. Using corundum ceramic as substrate the initially deposited boehmite transforms via transition aluminas to corundum while heating to 1200 °C. In the cases of glass and Inconel718™ thermal treatments up to 520 °C and 1100 °C, respectively, cause diffusion of ions from the substrates into the coatings. Thus additional oxide phases were formed. All coatings are free of cracks or delaminations and do not show any directed crystal growth. KW - Aluminium oxide KW - Coatings KW - Ceramics KW - Transmission electron microscopy KW - TEM KW - Sol-gel KW - Corundum KW - Alumina PY - 2007 SN - 0040-6090 VL - 515 IS - 18 SP - 7145 EP - 7154 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam AN - OPUS4-15016 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -