A series of Ce3＋,Tb3＋ and Ce3＋/Tb3＋ do ped Zn₃(BO₃)(PO₄) phosphors were synthesized by a high temperature solid-state method and the luminescence properties were i nvestigated.The results show that Ce3＋ and Tb3＋ doped Zn₃(BO₃)(PO₄) phosphors can produce blue and green light,respectively.There is a spectral ov erlap between the emission spectrum of Zn₃(BO₃)(PO₄):Ce3＋ and Zn₃(B O₃)(PO₄):Tb3＋,and the synthesized results show that there is an energy transfer from Ce3＋ to Tb3＋ ions by the decay curves,and the energy transfer efficiency can reach 68% in our expe riment.