Microcontact printing method using imprinted nanostructure and nanostructure thereof

A microcontact printing method using an imprinted nanostructure wherein microcontact printing is introduced to a nanoimprint lithography process to pattern a SAM (self-assembled monolayer), the method comprising steps of:

• forming a nanostructure on a substrate by using the nanoimprint lithography process;
• and
• patterning the nanostructure with a microcontact printing method, wherein the step of patterning comprises steps of
• depositing a metal thin film on the nanostructure,
• contacting a plate with the nanostructure to selectively print the SAM on the nanostructure wherein the SAM is inked on the plate and the metal thin film is deposited on the nanostructure,
• selectively removing the metal thin film by using the SAM as a mask,
• removing the SAM from the nanostructure, and
• patterning the substrate by using the remaining metal thin film on the nanostructure as a mask,
• wherein the step of selectively removing the metal thin film from the nanostructure by using the SAM as a mask is performed by selectively removing only the metal thin film deposited in channels between the embossed portions of the nanostructure.