Enhancement of next-nearest-neighbouring entanglement in quantum Ising spin chain
Shan Chuan-Jia, Ji-Bing Liu, Cheng Wei-Wen +3 more
Using the method of the Jordan–Wigner transformation for solving different spin–spin correlation functions, we have investigated the generation of next-nearest-neighbouring entanglement in a one-dimensional quantum Ising spin chain with the Gaussian distribution impurities of exchange couplings and external magnetic fields taken into account. The maximal value of entanglement between the next-nearest-neighbouring qubits in the transverse Ising model was analysed in detail by varying the effectively controlled parameters such as interchange coupling, magnetic field and the system impurity. For such systems, where both exchange couplings and external magnetic field disorder appear, we show that it is possible to achieve next-nearest-neighbouring entanglement better than the previously discussed pure Ising spin chain case. We also show that the Gaussian distribution impurity can induce next-nearest-neighbouring entanglement, which can be used as a means to characterize quantum phase transition.
Chinese Physics B•Sep 1, 2009•0 citations