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SrBPO5:Eu2+–Eu3+ phosphors were synthesized using a conventional solid self‐reduction reaction in an air atmosphere. Samples were characterized using thermogravimetry analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X‐ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectra, fluorescence spectra and Commission International de l'Eclairage (CIE) data. The results of TGA and DSC showed that the raw materials could completely react at 1000°C. FTIR spectra and XRD results displayed that europium ions of different concentrations do not effect the structure of the hosts. Fluorescence spectra displayed that europium ions exist in bivalent and trivalent forms, and that the emission peak at 403 nm was attributed to the typical 5d−4f transition for Eu2+; 597 nm and 620 nm emissions were assigned to the characteristic transitions of 5D0−7F1, 2 for Eu3+. CIE results depicted that the colour tone of the phosphors could be macro‐controlled from blue to purple by controlling the doping amount of Eu3+.Therefore, relative luminescence intensity between Eu2+ and Eu3+ could be adjusted by controlling the doping concentration of europium to tune the luminescence colour of SrBPO5.

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The BaZrxSi3O7+2x:Eu2+/Eu3+ (2%, molar ratio) phosphors were prepared with adding different amounts of zirconium dioxide (ZrO2) (x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1) by a self‐reduction method under air conditions. X‐ray diffraction, photoluminescence properties, thermal quenching properties and luminescent lifetimes of the prepared samples were systematically analyzed. In BaZrxSi3O7+2x:Eu2+/Eu3+, both the 4f → 5d transitions of Eu2+ and sharp emissions assigned to 5D0 → 7FJ (J = 0, 1, 2, 3, 4) transitions of Eu3+ were observed. In addition, the results also reveal that the amount of ZrO2 affects the crystal structure, the self‐reduction process and further influences the relative intensity of Eu2+/Eu3+ in all samples. Therefore, the diverse emission colors can be obtained and modulated by controlling the content of ZrO2. The highlight of this work is that the white light emission is observed, when x is 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1, respectively.