The present invention, in one embodiment, provides a semiconductor device including a semiconducting body including a schottky barrier region at a first end of the semiconducting body, a drain dopant region at the second end of the semiconducting body, and a channel positioned between the schottky barrier region and the drain dopant region. The semiconducting device may further include a gate structure overlying the channel of the semiconducting body. Further, a drain contact may be present to the drain dopant region of the semiconducting body, the drain contact being composed of a conductive material and in direct physical contact with a portion of a sidewall of the semiconducting body having a dimension that is less than a thickness of the semiconducting body in which the drain dopant region is positioned.