supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(2012CB619406);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11134004,51177072 and 11274174);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(30920130111018)
The multiferroic properties of Bi Fe O3-based ceramics were improved through optimizing their sintering method and doping with certain rare earth elements in pure Bi Fe O3. Some methods, especially liquid-phase sinter...