Abstract:The phosphors Y1 - xCexPO4 (x=0 .01 ,0.06 ,0.1 ,0.15 ,0.2) were prepared by high temperature solid state reaction .In this paper ,the excitation and emission spectra of YPO4 ∶Ce phosphor were investi-gated .Fluorescence lifetime of 15K and influence of Ce3+ concentration on relative brightness of YPO 4 ∶Ce phosphor were examined .The morphology and size distribution of particles were also studied .The re-sults showed there was one Ce3+ lattice site in YPO4 doped with Ce3+ .The emission spectra of Y1 - x Cex PO4 were composed of broad band at 333 nm and 355 nm .The relative intensity varied with Ce3+ concen-tration ,increasing first and then decreasing ,the maximum concentration of Ce3+is 0.1 mol .T he fluores-cence lifetime at 15K and center size are 7.92 ns and 2.1 μm ,respectively .