This paper describes the preparation and photophysical characterization of hybrid materials made of a γ-ZrP covalently pillared with two complexes: Ru(bpy)2L and Os(bpy)2L (bpy ) 2,2′-bipyridine and L ) 5,5′-bis(dihydroxyphosphoryl)-2,2′-bipyridine). A high degree of phosphate (H2PO4) exchange by the complexes in the γ-ZrP matrix was achieved (25% intercalation) by preintercalating the γ-ZrP with octylamine. Materials with different Os/Ru ratios were prepared, allowing the study of the efficiency of energy transfer as a function of the Ru/Os ratio (Ru/Os ratios ) 1/0, 1/0.35, 1/0.6, 1/0.8, 1/1, and 0/1). Powder X-ray diffraction shows that the interlayer space of the intercalated γ-ZrP is approximately 18.6 Å in all of the intercalated materials. Solid-state 31 P NMR confirms that the complexes are covalently bonded to the zirconium of the γ-ZrP phase. All of the materials exhibit moderately strong metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) emission from the Ru and/or Os chromophores. In the mixed samples the Ru-based emission is strongly quenched, indicating that in the γ-ZrP matrix rapid Ru to Os energy transfer occurs. On the basis of the lifetimes of the Ru MLCT luminescence, the energy transfer rate is estimated to be 2-3 × 10 8 s -1 for chromophores that are adjacent in the γ-ZrP matrix.