Europium (II) and europium (III) have been observed in MMgF(4):xEu, yT
b (M=Ca, Sr, Ba) phosphors using their typical photoluminescence spect
ra when are synthesized in Ar or an Ar/H-2 stream. The valence state o
f Eu is influenced by terbium. It is notable that the intensities of t
he electron spin resonance peaks corresponding to Eu2+ change in a reg
ular way when terbium ions are incorporated which can be explained by
an electron transfer mechanism.