“…Moreover, the substitution for Bi 3+ in BFO can increase distortions in the FeO 6 octahedra and Fe-O-Fe bond angles and, thus, the tetragonality in the crystal structure. 6 The resultant chemical strain from these structural variations can augment the polar displacement of Bi 3+ ions and the 6s 2 lone pair electrons of Bi 3+ ions; as a result increased polarization is expected. 15 In the present paper, we have reported the structural, nanostructural, ferroelectric, magnetic, oxidation state, dielectric and ME properties of multiferroic Bi 1Àx Pb x FeO 3 [x ¼ 0 (BFO), 0.05 (BPFO5), 0.075 (BPFO75) and 0.1 (BPFO10)] nanostructures.…”