The invention provides a quantum dot. The quantum dot comprises a CdSe core, a first shell layer and a second shell layer, wherein the CdSe core is covered with the first shell layer, the first shell layer is covered with the second shell layer, the first shell layer serves as an excition limiting layer, the second shell layer serves as a stress compensation layer, the first shell layer is a ZnS layer, and the second shell layer is a ZnCdS layer. Due to the design of the external shell layers of the CdSe colloid quantum dot, the CdSe/ZnS/ZnCdS colloid quantum dot with the stress compensation function is synthetised. Compared with a traditional CdSe/ZnCdS/ZnS quantum dot, the quantum dot has the advantages that the photoluminescence quantum yield is higher, the photoluminescence efficiency of a semiconductor light emitting diode made of the quantum dot is higher, the spectral purity is higher under the high injection current condition, and thus the quantum dot is more suitable for manufacturing of a high-definition display screen.