In one embodiment of the present invention, the
porous carbon particles used in the positive
electrode of an air battery for forming a
porous carbon film satisfy all of the following a) to g): a) The
full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the D band peak in the Raman spectrum is 30 cm. ‑1 Above and 60cm ‑1 Below; b) The
full width at half maximum (FWHM) of the G-band peak in the Raman spectrum is 32 cm. ‑1 Above and 80cm ‑1 The following are examples: c) The ratio of the intensity of the D band peak to the intensity of the G band peak in the Raman spectrum, i.e., an R value of 0.8 or higher; d) The surface spacing of the (002) plane of carbon based on X-
ray diffraction (XRD) is d 002 e) The portion with a
diameter greater than 0.336 nm and less than 0.355 nm; e) The volume of pores with a
diameter greater than 1 nm and less than 1000 nm, determined by the BJH method from the adsorption isotherm obtained by
nitrogen adsorption, is 1.5 cm³. 3 / g or more and 10.0cm 3 / g or less; f) The volume of pores with a
diameter of 1 nm or more and less than 100 nm, determined by the BJH method from the adsorption isotherm obtained by
nitrogen adsorption, is 1.0 cm³. 3 / g or more and 8.0cm 3 / g or less; g) The specific surface area obtained by the BET method from the adsorption isotherm obtained by
nitrogen adsorption is 500 cm². 2 / g or more and 2000cm 2 / g or less.