  The metallic compound NaRh2O4 forms a full range solid solution to the
insulating phase CaRh2O4. At a Na concentration of 0.25 moles per formula unit,
we found an unexpected contribution to the specific heat at low temperature [K.
Yamaura et al. Chem. Mater. 17 (2005) 359]. To address this issue, specific
heat and ac and dc magnetic susceptibilities were additionally measured under a
variety of conditions for the Na0.25 sample. A new set of data clearly indicate
the additional specific heat is magnetic in origin; however, the magnetic
entropy is fairly small (~1 % of Schottky term for a simple splitting doublet),
and there is no other evidence to suggest that a magnetic phase transition is
responsible for the anomalous specific heat.
