Multiferroic　ceramics　Bi0.8Ba0.2Fe1-xCrxO3　(x=0,　0.05　and　0.1)　were　synthesized　by　using　the　conventional　solid　state　reaction　method.　The　pure　phase　with　rhombohedral　structure　was　confirmed　by　the　X-ray　diffraction　measurements　for　all　samples.　It　was　shown　that　the　magnetic　and　the　ferroelectric　properties　were　simultaneously　improved,　and　the　maximum　values　of　the　remnant　magnetization　(2Mr)　and　the　remnant　polarization　(2Pr)　at　room　temperature　for　all　samples　are　around　1　emu/g　and　1.9　mu　C/cm(2),　respectively.　Furthermore,　the　leakage　current　density,　the　low　frequency　dispersion　in　the　dielectric　constant　and　the　dielectric　loss　decreased　with　increasing　the　Cr　concentration　from　x=0　to　0.1.　A　remarkable　change　in　the　P-E　loop　was　observed　whether　a　bias　de　magnetic　field　was　applied　or　not,　approving　the　existence　of　the　magnetoelectric　coupling　indirectly　therein.　(C)　2015　Elsevier　Ltd　and　Techna　Group　S.r.l.　All　rights　reserved.