A unique ac calorimeter for measuring the heat capacity of free-standing liquid-crystal films has been developed. A theory of the measurement method used is presented and the experimental setup is discussed. The calorimeter has been used to study the nature of the smectic-A-hexatic-B transition of several liquid-crystal compounds. The evolution of the heat-capacity anomaly associated with this transition has been studied for films ranging from three to a few thousand smectic layers in thickness.
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