We study quantum dynamics of a Bose-Einstein condensate of spin-1 atoms inside a double-well potential. Under the single spatial mode approximation for condensate wave functions localized within each of the two wells, we examine quantum entanglement and pseudo-spin-squeezing properties in both the Rabi and Josephson regimes. Quantum fluctuations is found to be more stable leading to robust multipartite entanglement in the lower end of the Josephson regime, or the mean field self-trapped region. Substantial multipartite entanglement is witnessed not only due to pseudo-spin-squeezing by the axis-twisting interaction but also from redistribution of mode-entangled atoms between the wells by the tunneling coupling.
We propose a spin-half approximation method for two-component condensation in double wells to discuss the quantum entanglement of two components. This approximation is presented to be valid under stationary tunneling effect for odd particle number of each component. The evolution of the entanglement is found to be affected by the particle number both quantitatively and qualitatively. In detail, the maximal entanglement are shown to be hyperbolic like with respect to tunneling rate and time. To successively obtain large and long time sustained entanglement, the particle number should not be large.