Provided are a carbon support, a
metal-supported catalyst, and an
electrode that each improve power generation performance of a fuel
cell under low
humidity operating conditions, and a fuel
cell that improves power generation performance under low
humidity operating conditions. The present invention relates to a carbon support for supporting catalyst
metal particles, the carbon support having: an
oxygen content of 2.6 wt% or more, and having a carbon structure exhibiting one or more of the following characteristics (i) to (v) in a Raman spectrum obtained by
Raman spectroscopy: (i) one or more of 1, 1, 1, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, the half-peak width at half maximum of 37 cm <-1 > or less in a G band having a peak top near the Raman shift of 580 cm <-1 >; (ii) the half-peak width at half maximum of a D band having a peak top in the vicinity of Raman shift of 1,340 cm <-1 > is 38 cm <-1 > or less; (iii) the half-peak width at half maximum of a 2D band having a peak top near the Raman shift of 2,700 cm <-1 > is 57 cm <-1 > or less; (iv) the ratio of the strength of the D band to the strength of the G band is 1.6 or more; and (v) the ratio of the intensity of the 2D band to the intensity of the G band is 0.3 or more.