In this paper we describe a systematic study of the atomic geometry of
ZnS,ZnSe and ZnTe (110) surfaces. We analyse the trend for the equili
brium atomic structures in connection with the ionicity of the materia
ls. We report calculations which are based on the density-functional t
heory (DFT), the local-density aproximation (LDA) for the exchange-cor
relation and the self-consistent ab-initio pseudopotencial approach.