Well-positioned metallic nanostructures fabricated by nanotransfer edge printing

We describe a simple and experimentally convenient method to print and position metallic nanostructures on silicon wafer using nanotransfer edge printing (nTEP), which is a combination of thin-film metal deposition, nanotransfer printing (nTP), and edge lithography. The shape, width, and aspect ratio of the metal nanostructures can be precisely tuned during the fabrication process.