A production of polycrystalline phase with glassy precursor, i.e., glass-ceramics processing, has a great potential to fabricate the sophisticated materials. In this study, we have prepared the Bi2O3–Fe2O3–BaO–B2O3 system precursor, in which BiFeO3 phase is crystallizable, and examined the phase formation and physical properties in resulting glass-ceramics. We found both ferroelectricity and ferromagnetism in the glass-ceramics consisting of BiFeO3 phase, i.e., multiferroic glass-ceramics. This study has demonstrated an alternative method for synthesis of polycrystalline BiFeO3 material.
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