“…Currently, a number of the bimetallic phosphate phosphors have been synthesized by the conventional high‐temperature solid‐state method, such as SrZn 2 (PO 4 ) 2 :Tb 3+ , BaCdP 2 O 7 :Eu 2+ , Ca 9 Y(PO 4 ) 7 :Sm 3+ , CaZr(PO 4 ) 2 :Mn 2+ , Sm 3+ , Sr 8 CaSc(PO 4 ) 7 :Eu 2+ , Ce 3+ , Mn 2+ , Ca 9 Ce(PO 4 ) 7 :Mn 2+ , Tb 3+ , Ca 8 ZnLa(PO 4 ) 7 :Eu 2+ ,Mn 2+ , M II M’ IV (PO 4 ) 2 (M II =Cd, Ca, Sr, Pb, and Ba; M’ IV =Ge, Ti, Mo, Sn, Hf, Zr, Pu, Np, U, and Th), and they show high thermal stability and strong luminescence intensity. Although this method is more convenient to prepare compounds with high thermal stability, compared with other methods, which requires high reaction temperature, long reaction time and easily form glassy products . To date, a new family of bimetallic phosphates have been discovered by a facile solvothermal method, such as [Cu(H 2 O) 2 (OH)] 2 Ge(PO 4 ) 2 , CdGe(OH) 3 PO 4 , Mn 4 (H 2 O) 4 [Ge(OH) 2 (HPO 4 ) 2 (PO 4 ) 2 ], and M II 4 (H 2 O) 4 [Ge(OH) 2 (HPO 4 ) 2 (PO 4 ) 2 ] (M II =Fe, Co), which have also attracted great attentions owing to their varying structural characteristics or interesting magnetic properties.…”