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A brief review of the crystal structure and multiferroic nature of pure BiFeO3 and 0·9BiFeO3-0·1BaTiO3 (BF-0·1BT) is presented. An atomic level evidence for magnetoelectric coupling of intrinsic multiferroic origin in BF-0·1BT is presented.
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Pandey, D., Singh, A. Structure, synthesis and multiferroic nature of BiFeO3 and 0·9BiFeO3-0·1BaTiO3: An overview. Bull Mater Sci 32, 361–367 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12034-009-0051-7
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