A boot-strap Poisson-Boltzmann theory for the structure and thermodynamics of charged colloidal solutions

Abstract

The boot-strap Poisson-Boltzmann (BSPB) theory which calculates the distribution functions and thermodynamic quantities for one- and two-component charged colloidal solutions was developed. The BSPB distribution functions were compared with MC simulations with explicit counterions, and the thermodynamic quantities were compared with both MC simulations and other theoretical predictions. It was found that the BSPB gives better agreement with the MC simulations for the thermodynamic quantities than any of the other existing theories.