The adsorption of Se on the GaAs(lll)A surface forms a well-ordered (2 root
3X2 root 3)-R30 degrees reconstruction. We have proposed a structure model
for the GaAs(lll)A-(2 root 3X 2 root 3)-R30 degrees-Se surface, which cons
ists of two Se trimers located at a hollow site of the GaAs(lll)A surface a
nd three Ga vacancies per unit cell. The proposed structure model sufficien
tly explains experimental data from reflection high-energy electron diffrac
tion, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and scanning tunneling microscopy,
and satisfies electron counting requirements. [S0163-1829(99)09311-X].