Abstract: The present paper focuses on the modifying effects of ion beam mixing, ion im-planting and ion sputtering on hydrogen evolution electrodes.It was discovered thatthe four types of electrodes possessed excellent catalytic activity in acid or alkalinemedia and potential stability in long term electrolysis of water under high currentdensity.Their stability and applying life-span greatly surpass those of other elec-trodes activated by electrodepositing and other method.The effects of temperatureand roughness on function of electrodes were also examined.XPSand AESwereapplied to analyse the surface composition and bond states of the electrodes, andthe distribution of concentration varying with depth, and to explain the law of theexperiments .

Key words: Implantating, Ion-Beam Mixing, Ion Sputtering, XPS, Hydrogen Evo-lution Reaction