Single-component tunable Li
2
Ca
4
Si
4
O
13
:Ce
3+
,Tb
3+
,Mn
2+
phosphors
were successfully synthesized at 950 °C. Li
2
Ca
4
Si
4
O
13
:Ce
3+
,Tb
3+
exhibits two luminescence peaking at 430 and 550 nm, which originated
from the allowed 5d → 4f transition of the Ce
3+
ion
and the
5
D
4
→
7
F
J
(
J
= 6, 5, 4, 3) transition of
the Tb
3+
ion, respectively. Moreover, by codoping Ce
3+
ions in the Li
2
Ca
4
Si
4
O
13
:Mn
2+
system, yellow-red emission from the forbidden
transition of Mn
2+
could be enhanced. Under UV excitation,
dual energy transfers (ETs), namely, Ce
3+
→ Mn
2+
and Ce
3+
→ Tb
3+
, are present
in the Li
2
Ca
4
Si
4
O
13
:Ce
3+
,Tb
3+
,Mn
2+
system. The ET process was
confirmed by the overlap of the excitation spectra, variations in
the emission spectra, ET efficiency, and decay times of phosphors.
In addition, quantum yields and CIE chromatic coordinates are presented.
The emission color of these phosphors can be tuned precisely from
blue to green via ET of Ce
3+
→ Tb
3+
and
from blue to yellow via ET of Ce
3+
→ Mn
2+
. White light can also be achieved upon excitation of UV light by
properly tuning the relative composition of Tb
3+
/Mn
2+
. This result indicates that the developed phosphor may be
regarded as a good tunable emitting phosphor for UV light-emitting
diodes.