The dysprosium activated SrCaP2O7 and BaCaP2O7 phosphors were synthesized by solid-state diffusion technique and studied for their phase uniformity by X-ray diffraction pattern (XRD). Besides, photoluminescence (PL) properties under ultraviolet (UV) ray excitation have been investigated. Photoluminescence (PL) excitation spectrum measurement shows these phosphors can be efficiently excited by near-ultraviolet (UV) light from 300 to 400 nm and presents dominant luminescence band centered at around 470-490 nm (blue) and 575 nm (yellow). A scanning electron microscope (SEM) shows an average crystallite size in sub-micrometer range. The room temperature FTIR spectrum was investigated to study the nature of the chemical bonds and their molecular environment. CIE chromaticity coordinates values are estimated from emission spectra of SrCaP2O7:Dy3+ and BaCaP2O7: Dy3+ for the prepared samples. The obtained results indicate that these phosphors have possible applications in the lamp industry especially for solid state lighting and n-UV LED. The investigations on quantum efficiency, quantum yield and the energy band gap will be carried out in near future for the present phosphors. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.