Model calculations and time dependence of the deposit mass recorded by
quartz crystal micro-balance during atomic layer growth of tantalum o
xide are used to determine sticking coefficients of TaCl5 and II2O, an
d diffusion coefficient of TaCl5 in N-2. It is shown that the reactivi
ty of TaCl5 towards H2O-treated tantalum oxide surface is remarkable h
igher than the reactivity of II2O towards TaCl5-treated tantalum oxide
.