The invention discloses a sulphide electron capture luminous material, which comprises a ZnS substrate material, wherein main activating agents containing Pb and Cu acid compounds are added into the ZnS substrate material, at least one kind of co-activating agents containing Sm, Eu, Er, Yb and Mn acid compounds is added into the ZnS substrate material, the mixture is dried after being uniformly mixed, and high-temperature sintering is carried out in protective atmosphere. After ultraviolet ray absorption, the materials have momentary sunset glow, and can generate green light under the stimulation of infrared rays between 800 and 2000 nm. The electron capture luminous material of the invention can be used for detecting, tracking, checking and identifying invisible near infrared light. The invention can be widely applied to the multi-disciplinary technical fields such as near infrared laser detection, laser light spot display, optical fiber communication indication, optical information storage, X-ray image processing, infrared imaging and the like.