A series of phosphors Sr 2-x P 2 O 7 :xEu 3? (x = 0.02-0.16), Sr 2-2x P 2 O 7 :xEu 3? , xM ? (x = 0.1, M = Li, Na, K) and Sr 2-2x P 2 O 7 :xEu 3? xNa ? (x = 0.02-0.16) were synthesized through high-temperature solid-state reaction. It is found that Na ? is the best compensator among Li ? , Na ? , K ? by XRD and emission analysis. The luminescent properties of Sr 2 P 2 O 7 :Eu 3? , Na ? were dramatically improved in the aspect of the emission intensities and chromaticity, comparing with Sr 2 P 2 O 7 :Eu 3? (without charge compensation). And the mechanism of which was discussed in detail. Under the excitation of 393 nm, charge compensated phosphors Sr 2 P 2 O 7 :Eu 3? , Na ? show intense red emission at 610 nm, which is attributed to the 5 D 0 ? 7 F 2 transition of Eu 3? ions. The luminescence decay, concentration quenching and temperature quenching effect were also investigated. The results indicated that Sr 2 P 2 O 7 :Eu 3? , Na ? may be a candidate as a red component in lighting field.