The Effect of Geometry on Thermodynamic Response
Abstract
At the nano- and microscale, various patterns influence and shape thermal and optical response, making them essential for the survival of various biological species. In addition, controlling thermal radiation is vital for a broad range of applications, such as thermal management, spectroscopy, optoelectronics, and energy conversion technologies. For this reason, there is strong pressure to elucidate the physics of thermal radiation at the nanoscale. In this article, we provide evidence that complex nanoscale geometries affect thermal management, leading to an unusual thermal response in heat-capacity measurements as a function of temperature. Beyond identifying the structural constraints associated with this unusual thermodynamic response, the current study introduces the possibility of shaping the apparent heat-capacity response through geometry without necessarily altering the system's chemistry.
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BibTeX
@misc{bokic2026effect,
title = {{The Effect of Geometry on Thermodynamic Response}},
author = {Bojana Bokic and Sébastien R. Mouchet and Biljana Stankov and Sanja Ostojic and Nicolas Roy and Darko Vasiljevic and Yin Chang and Marija Radmilovic-Radjenovic and Branislav Radjenovic and Thierry Verbiest and Mohamed Hatifi and Branko Kolaric},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = aug,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2608.26898},
eprint = {2608.26898},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.26898},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - The Effect of Geometry on Thermodynamic Response
AU - Bojana Bokic
AU - Sébastien R. Mouchet
AU - Biljana Stankov
AU - Sanja Ostojic
AU - Nicolas Roy
AU - Darko Vasiljevic
AU - Yin Chang
AU - Marija Radmilovic-Radjenovic
AU - Branislav Radjenovic
AU - Thierry Verbiest
AU - Mohamed Hatifi
AU - Branko Kolaric
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/08/30
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2608.26898
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.26898
AB - At the nano- and microscale, various patterns influence and shape thermal and optical response, making them essential for the survival of various biological species. In addition, controlling thermal radiation is vital for a broad range of applications, such as thermal management, spectroscopy, optoelectronics, and energy conversion technologies. For this reason, there is strong pressure to elucidate the physics of thermal radiation at the nanoscale. In this article, we provide evidence that complex nanoscale geometries affect thermal management, leading to an unusual thermal response in heat-capacity measurements as a function of temperature. Beyond identifying the structural constraints associated with this unusual thermodynamic response, the current study introduces the possibility of shaping the apparent heat-capacity response through geometry without necessarily altering the system's chemistry.
ER -