CARBON-COATED ALUMINUM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME

Provided are an aluminum material coated with carbon which can improve the adhesion between an aluminum material and an active substance layer, and a manufacturing method thereof. The aluminum material coated with carbon includes an aluminum material (1) and a carbon-containing layer (2) formed on the surface of the aluminum material (1), and also includes an interposition layer (3) that is formed between the aluminum material (1) and the carbon-containing layer (2) and contains an aluminum element and a carbon element. The manufacturing method of an aluminum material coated with carbon includes a step of arranging an aluminum material in a space containing a hydrocarbon-containing substance and a step of heating in the state where the aluminum material is arranged in the space containing the hydrocarbon-containing substance.