CVD diamond growth from nanodiamond seeds buried under a thin chromium layer

The authors acknowledge financial support provided by Research Program FWO G.056.810 and G0044.13N. A.H. and M.K.V.B are grateful to Hercules Foundation Flanders for financial support. P.P. and S.T. are Postdoctoral Fellows of the Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO). The Titan microscope used for this work was partially funded by the Hercules Foundation.