Enhanced multiferroic properties of BiFeO3 ceramics by Mo doping

We have investigated the magnetic and electrical properties of multiferroic BiFe1-xMoxO3 ceramics (BFMO, x = 0.0%, 0.2%, 0.5% and 0.8%) prepared by the sol-gel method. The phase structure of BFMO samples were confirmed by X-ray diffraction. It was found that the substitution of Mo is responsible for the increasing of the magnetization in BFMO ceramics. Moreover, both dielectric and polarization-electric field properties suggest that the Mo doping could improve the dielectric and ferroelectric properties in BFMO ceramic.