Lead selenide (PbSe) has been attracted a lot attention in fundamental research and industrial applications due to its excellent infrared optical and thermoelectric properties, toward reaching the two-dimensional limit. Herein, we realize the black phosphorus-like PbSe (-phase PbSe) monolayer on Au(111) via epitaxial growth, where a characteristic rectangular superlattice of 5 Å × 9 Å corresponding to 1 × 2 reconstruction with respect to the pristine of-phase PbSe is observed by scanning tunneling microscopy. Corresponding density functional theory calculation confirmed the reconstruction and revealed the driven mechanism, the coupling between monolayer PbSe and Au(111) substrate. The metallic feature of differential conductance spectra as well as the transition of the density of states from semiconductor to metal further verified such coupling. As the unique anisotropic structure, our study provides a pathway towards the synthesis of BP-PbSe monolayer. In addition, it builds up an ideal platform for studying fundamental physics and also excellent prospects in PbSe-based device applications.
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