Yong Chen is currently a professor at Foshan University, China. He received his PhD from the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China in 2006. As the first author and corresponding author, he has published over 200 research papers in peer-reviewed journals, 3 edited books, and more than 30 China granted invention patents. His research interests focus on the design and controlled synthesis of new energy storage materials, and their applications in Li/Na-ion batteries, supercapacitors, and electrocatalysis.