One-dimensional Ca2Gd8(SiO4)(6)O-2:Eu3+ microfibers and microbelts were fabricated by a simple and cost-effective electrospinning method. X-ray diffraction (XRD). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), photoluminescence (PL), cathodoluminescence (CL) and decay kinetics were used to characterize the resulting samples. The diameters of the Ca2Gd8(SiO4)(6)O-2:Eu3+ microfibers annealed at 1000 degrees C were in the range of 130-210 nm. The width and the thickness of Ca2Gd8(SiO4)(6)O-2:Eu3+ microbelts annealed at 1000 degrees C were in the range of 290-500 nm and 110-160 nm, respectively. When the samples were excited by ultraviolet (275 nm), intense red emission from Eu3+ ions was observed. The charge transfer band of microbelts was broader than microfibers and the peak of charge transfer band moved to lower energy area. Under low-voltage electron beams (3-5 kV) excitation, the Ca2Gd8(SiO4)(6)O-2:Eu3+ microfibers also showed strong red emission. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.