Recent progress on magnetic-field studies on quantum-spin-liquid candidates

Ma Zhen¹, Ran Kejing¹, Wang Jinghui¹, Bao Song¹, Cai Zhengwei¹, Li Shichao¹, Wen Jinsheng^{1, 2, †}

(color online) Specific heat of Herbertsmithite measured under several different magnetic fields up to 14 T. Inset: Specific heat plotted over a wider temperature range under zero (squares) and 14-T (stars) fields. From Ref. [77].