By introducing expressive voting in the Downs-Hotelling model and allowing voters to abstain from elections, this paper illustrates that low ideological motivation to vote will induce divergent ideologies among candidates because candidates need extreme ideologies to attract extreme voters....

Silicon is a promising anode material that can considerably increase the energy density of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) owing to its high theoretical capacity and low cost. However, its huge volume changes and low electrical conductivity damage the structural stability of the material and reduce...