The geometry that minimizes the electrical constriction resistance of thin film contact is identified for both Cartesian and cylindrical geometries. Assuming uniform resistivity on an idealized model, simple scaling laws for the thin film contact resistance are constructed, for arbitrary ratio of constriction size to film thickness. Optimal conditions to minimize the thin film contact resistance are identified. The analytic calculations are confirmed with numerical code results.
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