Well-crystallized with excellent luminescent cessfully synthesized by a simple solid-state properties, Tb（BO2）3 nanorods were first suc- method with Ag as catalyst. The result of X- ray diffraction showed that the Tb（BO2）3 nanorods could be well-crystallized at 700 ℃. As-prepared straight nanorods of Tb（BO2）3 had the typical diameters in the range of 100-200 nm, the thickness of 30 50 nm, and the length up to 3 μm by transmission electron microscopy, and the corresponding selected area electron diffraction indicated that the nanorod calcined at 700 ℃ was single-crystalline. Based on the fact that Ag nanoparticles attached to the tips and middles of the Tb（BO2）3 nanorods, a growth model of the Tb（BO2）3 nanorods was proposed. Photoluminescence spectra under excitation at 369 nm showed that these Tb（BO2）3 phosphors had a green emission at 546 nm, which is ascribed to 5D4→7F5 transition. The effect of calcining temperature on the structures, morphologies, and luminescent properties of Tb（BO2）3 phosphors were studied.
