Quantum Correlations and Teleportation in Heisenberg XX Spin Chain

We investigate the thermal quantum correlations in the Heisenberg XX spin chain, and the teleportation of a two-qubit entangled state via the spin chain is analyzed. It is found that the effects of external magnetic field and three-site interaction on the thermal entanglement and quantum discord between the nearest or the next nearest neighbor qubits behave differently in various aspects. Special attention is paid to how to enhance the quantum correlations of the output state and the average fidelity of the teleportation. We find that quantum discord gives a better performance in the quantum correlations transmission, and the three-site interaction is necessary for a successful teleportation.