Altairnano
American electric vehicle manufacturer company
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Altair Nanotechnologies is an American company specializing in the development and manufacturing of energy storage systems for efficient power and energy management. Altair Nantechnologies designs advanced lithium-ion energy systems and batteries.[2]
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | CEO Terry M. Copeland |
| Products | Nano-structured lithium batteries Specialty chemicals Nanotechnology |
 US$ 22.28 million (2010) | |
Number of employees | 106[1] (2010) |
| Website | www |
Battery technology
Altairnano's best-known product are their lithium-ion batteries, produced by Altair's Power and Energy division. The batteries have an anode made of a lithium titanate oxide formed into a spinel structure. The titanate replaces the graphite anodes of typical lithium-ion batteries. The batteries are not the only batteries to use nanomaterials, but other batteries, like those from A123 Systems generally replace the cathode rather than the anode.
