Quantum coherence and quantum phase transition in the XY model with staggered Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction

• Published in: Physica. B, Condensed matter Condensed matter, 2017-04, Vol.510, p.7-12
• Main Authors: Hui, Ning-Ju, Xu, Yang-Yang, Wang, Jicheng, Zhang, Yixin, Hu, Zheng-Da
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Anisotropy; Chains; Condensed matter physics; Critical point; Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction; Phase transitions; Quantum coherence; Quantum phase transition; Quantum phenomena; Quantum renormalization-group approach; Quantum theory; Scaling
• ISSN: 0921-4526; 1873-2135
• DOI: 10.1016/j.physb.2017.01.009

We investigate the properties of geometric quantum coherence in the XY spin-1/2 chain with staggered Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction via the quantum renormalization-group approach. It is shown that the geometric quantum coherence and its coherence susceptibility are effective to detect the quantum phase transition. In the thermodynamic limit, the geometric quantum coherence exhibits a sudden jump. The coherence susceptibilities versus the anisotropy parameter and the Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction are infinite and vanishing, respectively, illustrating the distinct roles of the anisotropy parameter and the Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction in quantum phase transition. Moreover, we also explore the finite-size scaling behaviors of the coherence susceptibilities. For a finite-size chain, the coherence susceptibility versus the phase-transition parameter is always maximal at the critical point, indicating the dramatic quantum fluctuation. Besides, we show that the correlation length can be revealed by the scaling exponent for the coherence susceptibility versus the Dzyaloshinsky-Moriya interaction.