We investigate the quantum Fisher information and quantum phase transitions of an XY spin chain with staggered Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction using the quantum renormalization-group method. The quantum Fisher information, its first-derivatives, and the finite-size scaling behaviors are rigorously calculated respectively. The singularity of the derivatives at the phase transition point as a function of lattice size is carefully discussed and it is revealed that the scaling exponent for quantum Fisher information at the critical point can be used to describe the correlation length of this model, addressing the substantial role of staggered Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in modulating quantum phase transitions.
The concept of quantum Fisher information (QFI) is used to characterize the localization transitions in three representative one-dimensional models. It is found that the localization transition in each model can be distinctively illustrated by the evolution of QFI. For the Aubry-André model, the QFI exhibits an inflexion at the boundary between the extended states and localized ones. In the t 1 − t 2 model, the QFI has a transition point separating the extended states from the localized states, while the mobility edge of the QFI is energy dependent. Furthermore, nine energy bands in the Soukoulis-Economou (S-E) model can be clearly revealed by the QFI with global mobility edges and local mobility edges. The present work demonstrates the implication of the QFI as a general fingerprint to characterize the localization transitions.
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