Model calculations and time dependence of the deposit mass recorded by
quartz crystal microbalance during atomic layer growth of tantalum ox
ide are used to determine sticking coefficients of TaCl5 and H2O, and
diffusion coefficient of TaCl5 in N-2. It is shown that the reactivity
of TaCl5 towards H2O-treated tantalum oxide surface is remarkably hig
her than the reactivity of H2O towards TaCl5-treated tantalum oxide.