Electrode for electrochemical evolution of hydrogen

An electrode configured as a cathode for hydrogen gas evolution in electrolytic processes comprising

• a metal substrate provided with a catalytic coating, said catalytic coating comprising
• an internal layer directly on the metal substrate, said internal layer containing at least one element selected from the group of noble metals, in the form of metals or their oxides, and optionally one or more elements selected from the group of rare earths and/or an element selected from the group of alkaline earth metals, in the form of metals or their oxides, and
• an external layer comprising 80-99.5% by weight of ruthenium and 0.5-20% by weight of selenium referred to the metal elements, in the form of metals or their oxides, wherein the external layer is free of platinum-group metals other than ruthenium.