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.