Quantum entanglement control of electron-phonon systems by light irradiation

• Published in: Faraday discussions Vol. 237; pp. 18 - 124
• Main Authors: Ishida, Kunio, Matsueda, Hiroaki, Kamada, Akira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 15.09.2022
• Subjects: Antiferromagnetism; Electron phonon interactions; Electron spin; Ground state; Light irradiation; Phase diagrams; Phonons; Quantum entanglement; Quantum mechanics; Qubits (quantum computing)
• ISSN: 1359-6640; 1364-5498
• DOI: 10.1039/d2fd00007e

We numerically study the dynamics of quantum entanglement between interacting electron-phonon and qubit-spin systems under photoirradiation, employing a model of multiple spins and boson modes. The interplay of the antiferromagnetic exchange and electron-phonon interactions provides us with a phase diagram, wherein each phase is characterized by the ground state property of the electron-phonon system. Light irradiation of the electron-phonon system facilitates the generation of quantum entanglement, according to the spin configuration and the phonon state in the ground state. Analyses using the quantum mutual information and the singular values of the reduced density matrix indicate that the quantum mechanical effect of the irradiated light appears in the state of the material. The coherent control dynamics of interacting electron-phonon and qubit-spin systems is numerically studied. The time-evolution of the quantum many-body states is revealed from a viewpoint of quantum entanglement.