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Trivedi et al., J Electr Electron Syst 2015, 4:3
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Abstract
Tellurium has gained significant attention due to its photoconductivity, piezoelectricity, and thermo conductivity
properties. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of biofield energy treatment on thermal, physical and atomic
properties of tellurium powder. The tellurium powder was equally divided in two parts: control and treated (T). The
treated part was subjected to Mr. Trivedis biofield energy treatment, whereas the control part was remained untreated.
Subsequently, the control and treated samples were characterized using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC),
thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy. The
DSC data showed that latent heat of fusion was decreased by 14.13, 21.90, and 5.55% in treated samples T1, T2, and
T3, respectively as compared to the control. However, the melting temperature did not show any change in treated
samples as compared to the control. The TGA data showed that the peak width (difference in onset and endset) was
increased from 213.67C (control) to 234.82C in treated tellurium sample. Besides, XRD results exhibited an alteration
in lattice parameter, unit cell volume, density, atomic weight and nuclear charge volume of the treated tellurium powder
as compared to the control. In addition, the crystallite sizes were significantly changed on crystalline plane (102) and
(110) as 146.0548.67 nm and 63.0188.21 nm, respectively in the treated tellurium. The FT-IR spectra did not show
any significant change in absorption frequencies in treated sample as compared to the control. Therefore, DSC, TGA
and XRD data suggested that Mr. Trivedis biofield energy treatment has significantly altered the thermal and physical
properties of tellurium powder. Thus, biofield energy treatment could be applied to modulate the thermal and physical
properties in semiconductor and chalcogenide glass industries.
Keywords: Biofield energy treatment; Tellurium; X-ray diffraction; can transmit it to any object (living or non-living) around the Globe.
Differential scanning calorimetry; Thermogravimetric analysis; Fourier The object(s) always receive the energy and respond in a useful way
transform infrared spectroscopy that is called biofield energy, and this process is known as biofield
energy treatment. Moreover, the National center for complementary
Introduction and alternative medicine (NCCAM) has recommended the uses of
Tellurium (Te), chemically related to selenium and sulfur, is a rare, alternative CAM therapies (energy-healing) in the healthcare sector
brittle and silver white metalloid. Tellurium and its related materials [13]. Furthermore, Mr. Trivedis unique biofield treatment (The Trivedi
have attracted significant attention due to its photoconductivity, Effect) is known to alter the atomic, physical, structural and thermal
piezoelectricity, thermo conductivity and catalytic activities in organic characteristics of various metals [14-16] and ceramics [17-19]. Biofield
reactions [1-3]. Commercially, it is used in several alloys such as steel treatment has significantly altered the latent heat of fusion in cadmium
and copper to enhance the machinability property. The considerable powder [20]. Recently, our group reported that biofield treatment has
fraction of tellurium is used in cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar panels reduced the crystallite size by 28.6% in magnesium powder [21] and
and as a semiconductor in various electronics industries [4]. For altered the bond length of Ti-O in BaTiO3 [22]. The present work was
semiconductor applications, the orientations and size of crystallites undertaken to evaluate the impact of Mr. Trivedis biofield energy
play the vital role [5]. Furthermore, tellurium is widely used in the treatment on thermal and physical properties of tellurium powder,
infrared detectors, optical modulators, fluorescent, gas sensor and using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thermogravimetric
chalcogenide glasses [6]. In these applications, its thermal properties analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform
such as melting point, latent heat of fusion, and thermal conductivities infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy.
are the important parameters, which control the overall efficiency of
the product [7]. Currently, the thermal properties are modulated by
using different pressure based techniques, which are studied by various
*Corresponding author: Dr. Snehasis Jana, Trivedi Science Research Laboratory
researchers [8,9]. Thus, after considering the importance of crystal Pvt. Ltd., Hall-A, Chinar Mega Mall, Chinar Fortune City, Hoshangabad Rd.,
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thermal properties of tellurium. ReceivedSeptember 08, 2015; Accepted October 17, 2015; Published October
30, 2015
The generation of bioelectricity in heart and brain functions due to
Citation: Trivedi MK, Tallapragada RM, Branton A, Trivedi D, Nayak G, et al.
the motion of charged particles such as protons, electrons, and ions in (2015) Evaluation of Atomic, Physical and Thermal Properties of Tellurium
the human body is well known [10,11]. Recently, it is reported that the Powder: Impact of Biofield Energy Treatment. J Electr Electron Syst 4: 162.
various scientific instruments such as Kirlian photography, polycontrast doi:10.4172/2332-0796.1000162
interference photography (PIP) and resonance field imaging (RFI) Copyright: 2015 Trivedi MK, et al. This is an open-access article distributed
can measure the biofield of human body [12]. Furthermore, a human under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits
has the ability to harness the energy from environment/Universe and unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the
original author and source are credited.
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Tcontrol
Where, T Control and T Treated are the melting point of control and
treated samples, respectively. Similarly, the percent change in H was
calculated.
Furthermore, TGA analysis was carried out using Mettler Toledo
TGA-DTG system. The samples were heated from room temperature
to 900C with a heating rate of 10C/min under air atmosphere.
X-ray diffraction (XRD) study
XRD analysis of control and treated tellurium sample was
performed on Phillips, Holland PW 1710 X-ray diffractometer system.
XRD system contains copper anode with a nickel filter. The radiation
wavelength 1.54056 was used by the system. The data obtained from
the XRD was analyzed using PowderX software, to compute the lattice Figure 1b: DSC curve of treated tellurium sample (T1).
parameter, unit cell volume, density and atomic weight. The percent
change lattice parameter (a) was calculated using following equation:
The crystallite size (G) was calculated by using Scherers equation:
G = k/(bCos)
Here, k is equipment constant (=0.94), is wavelength of radiation
used (=1.54056), b is full width half maximum (FWHM), is Braggs
angle. Percentage change in crystallite size was calculated using
following formula:
[G Gcontrol ]
Percent change in crystallite size(G ) = treated *100
Gcontrol
Here, G control and G Treated are the crystallite size of control and
treated powder samples respectively. Similarly, the percent change in
lattice parameter, unit cell volume, density, atomic weight, and nuclear
charge per unit volume were calculated. Figure 1c: DSC curve of treated tellurium sample (T2).
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Group Lattice parameter () Unit cell volume Density Atomic weight Nuclear charge per unit
( 10-23 cm3) (g/cc) (g/mol) volume ( C/m3)
Control 4.456 10.1695 6.32363 129.10937 179517
Treated 4.460 10.1861 6.31333 129.32012 179082
Percent change 0.08 0.16 -0.16 0.15 -0.24
Table 4: Effect of biofield treatment on lattice parameter, unit cell volume density atomic weight, nuclear charge per unit volume of tellurium powder.
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