Altairnano

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Altair Nanotechnologies, Inc.
Company type Private
Industry Electronics
Founded1973;52 years ago (1973)
Headquarters,
Key people
CEO Terry M. Copeland
Products Nano-structured lithium batteries
Specialty chemicals Nanotechnology
Decrease2.svg US$ 22.28 million (2010)
Number of employees
106 [1]  (2010)
Website www.altairnano.com

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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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.

References

  1. https://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=ALTI+Profile Profile
  2. "Altairnano Batteries Make Proterra A Magic Bus". Wired. November 4, 2009.