Toschi et al. Reply:

A Reply to the Comment by N. E. Phillips and J. E. Gordon.

Figure 1

Specific heat of ${\mathrm{LiV}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_4$ versus temperature. Shown are the single-crystal raw data [2], the processed data of Johnston [7] subtracting (extrapolated) polycrystalline ${\mathrm{LiTi}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_4$ from polycrystalline ${\mathrm{LiV}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_4$, and the processed data of the Comment [1] subtracting (extrapolated) polycrystalline ${\mathrm{LiTi}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_4$ from single crystalline ${\mathrm{LiV}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_4$. All data sets clearly show a kink in the specific heat of ${\mathrm{LiV}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_4$ below 10 K. Also, the processed data of 1 agree well with our theoretical fit formula in the relevant temperature range, i.e., around the kink. At higher temperatures, deviations are to be expected [3, 6].