ABSTRACT This work presents a fully theoretical and self‐consistent framework for calculating the third‐order nonlinear susceptibility of CdSe/ZnS–MOF composite quantum dots. The approach unifies finite‐potential quantum confinement, the Liouville‐von Neumann density matrix expansion to third order, and effective‐medium electrodynamics (Maxwell–Garnett and Bruggeman) within a single Hamiltonian‐based model, requiring no empirical fitting. Electron‐hole quantized states and dipole matrix elements are obtained under the effective‐mass approximation with BenDaniel–Duke boundary conditions; closed analytic forms for (including Lorentzian/Voigt broadening) follow from the response expansion. Homogenization yields macroscopic scaling laws that link microscopic descriptors (core radius, shell thickness, dielectric mismatch) to bulk coefficients and . A Kramers–Kronig consistency check confirms causality and analyticity of the computed spectra with small residuals. The formalism provides a predictive, parameter‐transparent route to engineer third‐order nonlinearity in hybrid quantum materials, clarifying how size and environment govern the magnitude and dispersion of .
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