The present invention provides an
electrode for
hydrogen generation of which the
hydrogen overvoltage is sufficiently low and which is not affected by poisoning due to iron ions, and furthermore, of which the durability is superior because during operations and stop-and-start control, the
hydrogen overvoltage does not rise and exfoliation of the supported material does not occur. The present invention also provides a method for manufacturing the aforementioned hydrogen generation
electrode and an
electrolysis method using the
electrode for hydrogen generation as a
cathode. An electrode for hydrogen generation is used in which a
platinum alloy including
platinum and one
metal selected from the group consisting of
nickel,
cobalt,
copper, silver, and iron, or an amorphous material of a
transition metal element and
platinum is supported on a conductive base material. This electrode is obtained by
coating a
metal compound solution including one selected from the group consisting of
nickel,
cobalt,
copper, silver, and iron, and a
platinum compound solution which forms an ammine complex;
drying; thermally decomposing at a temperature in a range from more than 200° C. to 700° C. or less; and then subjecting to a reduction
processing.