Three novel Eu-complexes based on phenanthroline derivatives as second ligands have been synthesized and characterized by element analysis, 1H NMR, FT-IR, UV-vis, and PL. The luminescence spectra presented characteristic emission lines of Eu3+ ion. The results of luminescence spectra indicated that the Eu3+ ion occupied only a single site, and the ligand filed surrounding the Eu3+ ion was highly polarizable. Meanwhile, all complexes exhibited relative high luminescence quantum efficiency (η). Among these Eu-complexes, the complex Eu (DBM)3HPIP exhibited the lowest quantum efficiency due to the presence of O-H oscillators in this complex, the result indicated different phenanthroline derivatives as second ligands can significantly influence the luminescence properties of Eu-complexes.