White light emission from Eu3Â +/Tb3Â +/Tm3Â + triply-doped aluminoborate glass excited by UV light

► A new Eu3 +/Tb3 +/Tm3 + triply-doped calcium aluminoborate glass was fabricated. ► The luminescences of the series of full-color emitting glasses were investigated. ► The white light emission is achieved in Eu3 +/Tb3 +/Tm3 + triply-doped glass. ► The energy transfer process of Tb3 + → Eu3 + was confirmed. ► The electric dipole-dipole interaction is responsible for the ET process.