The electrical properties of Au/n-type Ge Schottky contacts with different contact areas were investigated using current-voltage (I-V) measurements. Analyses of the reverse bias current characteristics showed that the Poole-Frenkel effect became strong with decreasing contact area. The contribution of the perimeter current density to the total current density was found to increase with increasing reverse bias voltage. Fitting of the forward bias I-V characteristics by considering various transport models revealed that the tunneling current is dominant in the low forward bias region. The contributions of both the thermionic emission (TE) and the generation-recombination (GR) currents to the total current were similar regardless of the contact area, indicating that these currents mainly flow through the bulk region. In contrast, the contribution of the tunneling current to the total current increased with decreasing contact area. The largest E00 value (related to tunneling probability) for the smallest contact area was associated with higher tunneling effect.

1. Introduction
 2. Experimental
 3. Results and Discussion
 4. Conclusion
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• Hogyoung Kim(Department of Visual Optics, Convergence Institute of Biomedical Engineering & Biomaterials, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (Seoultech), Seoul 01811, Republic of Korea) Corresponding author
• Da Hye Lee(Department of Visual Optics, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (Seoultech), Seoul 01811, Republic of K)
• Hye Seon Myung(Department of Visual Optics, Seoul National University of Science and Technology (Seoultech), Seoul 01811, Republic of Korea)