Abstract
The 51V and 1H nuclear spin-lattice relaxation rates in VH2 have been measured in the temperature range 128-287K. Their temperature dependence indicates a metallic character of VH2. The observed values of T1T are interpreted in terms of a two-band model of electronic structure in the tight-binding approximation. Separation of (T1T)-1 into s-spin, d-spin and orbital contributions is reported.