YPO_4phosphorssingle-dopedwithSb~（3＋）orGd~（3＋）andco-dopedwithSb~（3＋）andGd~（3＋）werepreparedbyasolid-statereactionmethod.Thephasepurity,morphology,photoluminescenceexcitationandemissionpropertiesofthepreparedphosphorswereinvestigated.TheresultsshowedthatSb~（3＋）couldsensitizeGd~（3＋）intheco-dopedphosphorswhichmadethephosphorsexcitablebyshort-waveultraviolet（UV）atawavelengthbetween220and260nm.Under253.7nmexcitation,theco-dopedphosphorsY_（1–x–y）PO_4：Sb~（3＋）x,Gd~（3＋）yshowedstrongemissionofGd~（3＋）atawavelengthof312nmwhoseintensitychangedwiththedopingconcentrationsofGd~（3＋）andSb~（3＋）.TheoptimizedY_（0.77）PO_4：Sb~（3＋）0.07,Gd~（3＋）0.16phosphorshowedanintensitycomparabletocommercialLaPO_4：Cephosphor（UVB-315）,makingitapotentialcandidateformercurylow-pressuredischargenarrow-bandUV-Bemittinglamps.
