Pure BiFeO3（BFO） and 15% Ho-doped Bi0.85Ho0.15FeO3（BHFO） ceramics were prepared by solid state reaction followed immediately by quenching process

and the structure

dielectric

ferroelectric

leakage conduction and magnetic properties were studied.The results show that Ho substitution can reduce the miscellaneous phase in the BiFeO3 ceramics

and the ferroelectric

dielectric

leakage current and magnetic properties are improved.Compared with the BFO

BHFO ceramics exhibit a typical ferroelectric hysteresis loop with a 2Pr of 15 μC/cm2 at an applied electric field of 150 kV/cm.The dielectric measurements show that the dielectric constant and dielectric losses of BHFO ceramics are significant larger and smaller

respectively

than those of the BFO.Moreover

a weak ferromagnetism was observed in the BHFO ceramics by magnetic measurements.