Diffusion of silver in TiSe2 single crystals

Diffusion of deposited silver through the surface of TiSe₂ single crystals has been investigated. It is found that diffusion occurs only near lattice defects. The X-ray photoelectron spectra of TiSe₂ single crystals with in situ deposited silver have been studied. It is found that, upon annealing in the spectrometer chamber, silver does not form chemical bonds with the host lattice. Original Russian Text ? A.I. Merentsov, E.A. Titova, P.E. Panfilov, S.N. Shamin, A.M. Ionov, A.N. Chaika, 2009, published in Izvestiya Rossiiskoi Akademii Nauk. Seriya Fizicheskaya, 2009, Vol. 73, No. 4, pp. 566–568. The paper was reported at the International Simposium.