Cu 2+ ions doped CaZn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 nanophosphor was prepared by solid-state reaction (SSR) method. The synthesized material was studied by different characterization techniques like X-ray diffraction, Fourier Transform Infra Red, optical absorption and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) techniques. The diffraction pattern exhibited the prepared sample belongs to the triclinic crystal structure and average grain size of the crystalline sample was determined as 82 nm. From the EPR spectrum, the bonding parameter and the calculated values of spin-Hamiltonian parameters suggest that Cu 2+ ions have rhombically distorted octahedral site symmetry. Absorption spectrum contains four bands observed at 689, 830, 1050, and 1207 nm which are due to the transitions 2 A 1 (d x 2 -y 2 ) → 2 B 2 (d yz ), 2 B 1 (d xz ), 2 A 1 (d xy ) and 2 A 1 (d z 2 ) respectively. The Fourier transformed infra red spectrum exhibited fundamental vibration frequencies of Phosphate (PO 4 3-) ions along with other functional groups.