Additionally, electropositive carbon optimizes the stability of key reaction intermediates (RI), such as the adsorbed hydrogen atom (H*), crucial to the HER pathway. The electropositive sites stabilize these intermediates by modifying the local electron density, ensuring that hydrogen atoms are neither too weakly nor too strongly bound to the surface. This controlled intermediate behavior promotes the efficient desorption of molecular hydrogen (H2), lowering the overpotential and accelerating the reaction kinetics, thereby enhancing the overall HER performance in carbon-based catalytic systems.