“…In Eu 3+ ‐doped orthovanadate such as YVO 4 , it has been proposed that the contribution of Eu 3+ –O 2− charge transfer could be neglected, and the excitation band (200–350 nm) was ascribed to a charge transfer from the oxygen ligands (O 2− ) to the central vanadium atom (V 5+ ) within the VO 4 3− group. Similar assignment was also reported in the other RE‐doped vanadates, for example, Ca 9 Dy(VO 4 ) 7 , YVO 4 : A ( A = Eu 3+ , Dy 3+ , Sm 3+ , Er 3+ ), YVO 4 :Dy 3+ , Ca 9 Eu(VO 4 ) 7 , and Ca 2 NaMg 2 V 3 O 12 :Eu 3+ …”