“…Recently, base metals such as Ni, Co, W, or Mo [2,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]; their alloys [2,[5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]; and base metal-containing materials such as sulfides, nitrides, phosphides, and carbides of transition metals have been recognized as effective HER catalysts [14][15][16][17][18][19]. This is due to their chemical stability; their low cost; and, most importantly, to the low overvoltage of hydrogen release [20].…”