Phosphors based on calcium carbonate, co-doped with various Eu 3þ and Dy 3þ concentrations were prepared by microwave coprecipitation method. The prepared phosphors were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC) and photoluminescence and photoluminescence excitation (PL-PLE) spectroscopy. Results showed that Dy 3þ and Eu 3þ ions were uniformly introduced into the host lattice of CaCO 3 taking the place of Ca 2þ ions. Under the excitation at 382 nm, the emission peak wavelengths were at 487 nm ( 4 F 9=2 ! 6 H 15=2 of Dy 3þ ), 576 nm ( 4 F 9=2 ! 6 H 13=2 of Dy 3þ ), and 614 nm ( 5 D 0 ! 7 F 2 of Eu 3þ ). The luminescent intensities and emitting colors of Eu 3þ -Dy 3þ co-doped CaCO 3 phosphors could be controlled by UV-violet excitations wavelengths or the rareearth ions concentrations of Eu 3þ and Dy 3þ in phosphors. The chromaticity coordinates and photographs of samples under UV light showed the changes of the luminescence color intuitively through the varing UV-violet excitations wavelengths or the rareearth ions concentrations of Eu 3þ and Dy 3þ .Recently, microwave irradiation has been widely applied to chemical synthesis. Compared with common methods, microwave irradiation synthesis is homogeneous, highly purity, and capable of shortening reaction time, making products with small particle size, narrowing particle size distribution. 1 For example, calcium carbonate, as host compound of rare-earth ions, can be synthesized by liquidphase reaction without calcining, 2 beyond that, microwave coprecipitation can be served as a useful method in affecting the nucleation, crystal growth, accelerating reaction process, and the final structure of material. 3,4 Ming Kang team has done very deep research on rare-earth doping calcium carbonate phosphor, and has published many articles already. 5-8 When doped with Eu 3þ ions, the CaCO 3 phosphor shows redemission, 3 and Dy 3þ doped phosphor shows yellow-emission and blue-emission. Both of Eu 3þ and Dy 3þ ions have good luminescence characteristics under UV excitation. 9-12 The red emission of Eu 3þ , 5 D 0 À 7 F 2 , and the yellow emission of Dy 3þ , 4 F 9 = 2 À 6 H 13 = 2 are corresponding to hypersensitive transitions, which can be strongly influenced by the surrounding environment. 13 These two ions have been co-doped as dopants for different host compounds to prepare phosphors, including Sr 2 CeO 4 , KCaBO 3 , etc. Considering the cost and the application of phosphor, calcium carbonate is the effective host of rare-earth ions, and has been widely used for stuffing of plastic or rubber, neutralizer, antacid, etc., therefore rare-earth ions doping calcium carbonate phosphors has the potential for applying to the plastic for anti-counterfeiting technologies.So far, there are few reports on CaCO 3 phosphors activated by Eu 3þ accompanied with Dy 3þ , therefore we undertake this work and present a new tunable and easily synthesized Eu 3þ -Dy 3þ co-doped CaCO 3 phosphors...