Creation and manipulation of entanglement in spin chains far from equilibrium F. Galve, D. Zueco, G.M. Reuther, S. Kohler and P. Hänggi Eur. Phys. J. Special Topics, 180 (2009) 237-246 Published online: 11 June 2010 DOI: 10.1140/epjst/e2010-01220-5