A method is disclosed for forming a layer of a wide bandgap material in a non-wide bandgap material. The method comprises providing a substrate of a non-wide bandgap material and converting a layer of the non-wide bandgap material into a layer of a wide bandgap material. An improved component such as...http://www.google.com/patents/US7618880?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7618880 - Apparatus and method for transformation of substrate