Two-dimensional colloidal crystal in nonlinear Poisson-Boltzmann model

Abstract

A two-dimensional hexagonal colloidal crystal of charged particles obeying the general nonlinear Poisson-Boltzmann equation is studied by the numerical method. Force constants and pressure in a system, as well as elastic constants of a crystal, are calculated on the basis of the solutions of the equation. Calculation procedures are described briefly and numerical data are reported. The effect of nonlinearity of charge distribution on the manifestation of many-body interactions and on the validity of the approximation of interaction of the nearest neighbors is considered.