“…First, the localized surface Ta 2 O 5 scale can experience basic/acidic dissolution to form TaO 3 − or Ta 4 O 11 2− /Ta 5+ ions, and the reactions can generate a large number of volatile products, thus fracturing the corrosion scale and leading to the generation of defects in it, such as pores and cracks. Second, the transformation from Ta to oxides can cause a huge volume expansion; for example, based on the crystal parameters of Ta, Ta 2 O 5 , and Na–Ta–O, one Ta atom transforming to Ta 2 O 5 , NaTaO 3 , and Na 2 Ta 4 O 11 expands the volume by 2.59, 3.63, and 3.06 times, respectively, leading to a stress generated in the corrosion scale and at the Ta interface . As the scale thickness increases, the stress in the corrosion scale increases; thus, the corrosion scale breaks and detaches from the surface when the stress increases to a certain level (Figure e,f).…”