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The anisotropic magnetic properties of the metallic layered compound with hexagonal crystal structure 2H-NbSe2 are investigated as a function of their dependence on high-energy electron irradiation. Pauli paramagnetism of free electrons is shown to dominate the magnetic susceptibility, P. The anisotropy is related to spin-orbit effects on the hybridized electronic states. Irradiation affects the density of states at the Fermi surface, increasing both P and the anisotropy. Below a threshold temperature, TS=54 K, the paramagnetic contribution, which increases with the dose, is ascribed to dangling bonds, nanotubes and nanorods generated by irradiation.

The magnetic properties of 2H-NbSe2, a layered metal with a hexagonal structure of the crystal lattice, are measured, and the change of those properties after irradiation with high-energy electrons is investigated. It is shown that the main part of the magnetic susceptibility comes from the Pauli paramagnetism of free charge carriers. The low-temperature deviations from Pauli paramagnetism are explained by dangling interatomic bonds, which are present in small numbers even in the unirradiated samples.

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