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Here, we systematically investigate the layer-dependent contact resistance of MoS\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    \u2013Sb interfaces using MoS\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    field-effect transistors with different layer numbers. Contact resistance was extracted using the transmission line method and compared for devices fabricated on SiO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    and HfO\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    gate dielectrics. The results reveal a pronounced non-monotonic dependence of contact resistance on the MoS\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    layer number. As the layer number increases from one to three, the contact resistance decreases and reaches a minimum value of 308 \u03a9\u00b7\u03bcm for trilayer MoS\n                    <jats:sub>2<\/jats:sub>\n                    , while further increasing the thickness leads to a rise in resistance. Analysis of the electronic band structure and interlayer transport mechanisms indicates that this behavior originates from the competition between bandgap reduction and increasing interlayer transport resistance. In the few-layer regime, bandgap narrowing lowers the Schottky barrier and reduces contact resistance, whereas in thicker layers the growing interlayer resistance dominates carrier transport. 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