| CPC C09K 11/883 (2013.01) [C09K 11/025 (2013.01); F21V 9/30 (2018.02); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |

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1. A method of producing a quantum dot comprising:
synthesizing copper chalcogenide as a precursor from an organic copper compound or an inorganic copper compound, and an organic chalcogen compound; and synthesizing a quantum dot free of cadmium using the copper chalcogenide precursor,
wherein the quantum dot contains zinc and selenium, or zinc and selenium and sulfur,
wherein the quantum dot has a core-shell structure containing a nanocrystal core and a shell that covers a surface of the nanocrystal core,
wherein ligands are placed on a surface of the quantum dot, and
wherein the quantum dot has a fluorescence FWHM of 25 nm or less and has a fluorescence quantum yield of 50% or more.
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