Lanthanide ions are widely used as dopants for halide perovskites for their broad energy level coverage from the visible to near-infrared (NIR) range. In this work, Cs 2 NaScCl 6 :Er 3+ was synthesized by an improved solid-state reaction method, which showed effective NIR emission under ultraviolet excitation. Through calculations based on density functional theory and Bader charge analysis, it is shown that [ErCl 6 ] 3− octahedra show a strong localization effect in the Cs 2 NaScCl 6 :Er 3+ lattice, which is conducive to the charge transfer process of Cl−Er 3+ , and charge transfer sensitization is responsible for the efficient visible to NIR luminescence of Er 3+ , where the NIR emission around λ em = 1540 nm originated from the Er 3+ : 4 I 13/2 → 4 I 15/2 transition with an ultrahigh photoluminescence quantum yield that reached ∼28.3%. Notably, Cs 2 NaScCl 6 :Er 3+ also exhibited bright upconversion luminescence of green light (at 540 nm) under excitation by a variety of NIR laser diodes (808, 980, and 1550 nm) via self-sensitization processes.L ead halide perovskites, especially CsPbX 3 (X = Cl − , Br − , or I − ), have been explored for various applications in optoelectronic device for their ultrahigh photoluminescence quantum yield (PLQY), high absorption coefficient, narrow half-peak full width, and broad emission color range. 1−3 Unfortunately, the inherent toxicity and instability of lead halide perovskites limit their widespread application. Therefore, it is critical to develop an alternative efficient, stable, and nontoxic perovskite material. One feasible strategy is to replace Pb 2+ ions with trivalent ions, such as Bi 3+ , In 3+ , or Sb 3+ , in the form of low-dimensional metal halides, such as Cs 3 A 2 X 9 or Cs 3 AX 6 (A = Bi 3+ , In 3+ , or Sb 3+ ; X = Cl − , Br − , or I − ). 4−8 Leadfree metal halide perovskites have been shown to have great potential in applications of high-performance optoelectronic devices, including photodetectors, light-emitting diodes, fieldeffect transistors, solar cells, photocatalysis, etc. 9−12 Another feasible strategy is to substitute two Pb 2+ ions with a monovalent cation (Ag + or Na + ) and one of the trivalent cations (In 3+ , Bi 3+ , or Sb 3+ ) or with a tetravalent cation (Sn 4+ , Zr 4+ , or Te 4+ ) to produce an all-inorganic lead-free double perovskite phosphor. Stable and nontoxic vacant ordered double perovskites have been widely studied with regard to photoelectricity. 13−17 Examples include photodetectors, lightemitting diodes, field-effect transistors, solar cells, photocatalysis, etc. 9−12 Recently, lanthanide (Ln 3+ ) ions have been proposed as dopants to expand the optical properties of the matrix of metal halide perovskites because of their characteristic broad emission range covering the ultraviolet (UV), visible, nearinfrared (NIR), and mid-infrared (MIR) regions. 18−24 Wang et