Novel one-component phosphors, Cd
1-xDy
xSiO
3, which emit white color long-lasting phosphorescenceupon UV light excitation, are prepared by the conventional high-temperature solid-state method andtheir luminescent properties are systematically investigated in this paper. XRD, photoluminescence, long-lasting phosphorescence, and thermoluminescence spectra are used to characterize the synthesizedphosphors. These phosphors are well-crystallized by calcination at 1050
C for 5 h. After irradiationunder 254-nm UV light, these phosphors emit white light and their phosphorescence can be seen withthe naked eye in the darkroom clearly, even after the irradiation light sources have been removed formore than 5 h. The possible mechanism of this white-light-emitting long-lasting phosphor is alsoinvestigated.