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  1. Tellurium is a heavy chemical element exhibiting chirality, anisotropy, and strong spin-orbit coupling; conse quently, displaying a huge potential in quantum hardware technologies. In this article, tellurium quantum dots, with sizes around 19 ± 3 nm and energy bandgap around 2.4 eV, were successfully synthesized by pulsed laser ablation in liquids (PLAL). The synthesis was performed by using a nanosecond Nd:YAG laser emitting at 1064 nm and pulsing the laser beam at 1 kHz. Toluene (C6H5CH3) was used as a solvent to avoid oxidation of the dots. Non-polarized and polarized Raman spectroscopy as well as X-Ray diffraction were performed on the dots to study their quantum confinement and anisotropy. Finally, strongly confined tellurium quantum dots were obtained; and, their properties underline their potential as quantum light sources. 
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