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Abstract A novel composite-layered thermal barrier coating is designed to solve performance degradation caused by inevitable thermal exposure. Inspired by cathodic protection with a sacrificial anode, a degradation-resistant thermal barrier was achieved by the spontaneous formation of mesopores. The increment of thermal conductivity decreased from 110% for conventional coatings to 40% for composite coatings, which means 50% self-enhanced thermal insulation was realized. A new mechanism based on effective thermal-resistance was proposed to account for the self-enhanced behavior. The effective area for heat flux prevention was increased from 10 to 30% for 2D micropores to ~60% for the newly-formed 2D mesopores.