Abstract: The present invention provides a plasma display panel (PDP) with a protective film improved so as to achieve a lower discharge starting voltage. A surface portion of the protective film 16 substantially is composed of magnesium (Mg), aluminum (Al), nitrogen (N), and oxygen (O). The protective film 16 is formed so that in the surface portion of the protective film 16, a ratio of the number of atoms of the aluminum to a total of the number of atoms of the magnesium and the number of atoms of the aluminum is at least 2.1% but not more than 66.5%, a ratio of the number of atoms of the nitrogen to a total of the number of atoms of the nitrogen and the number of atoms of the oxygen is at least 1.2% but not more than 17.2%, and a ratio of the total of the number of atoms of the nitrogen and the number of atoms of the oxygen to the total of the number of atoms of the magnesium and the number of atoms of the aluminum is at least 1.0 but not more than 1.35.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) comprising a substrate and a multiplicity of hollow Plasma-domes filled with an ionizable gas having a flat side and an opposing domed side. One or more other sides or edges may also be flat. Two or more electrodes are in electrical contact with each Plasma-dome. A flat or domed side of the Plasma-dome is in contact with the PDP substrate and each electrode is in electrical contact with a flat or domed side of the Plasma-dome. The organic and/or inorganic luminescent material is located on an exterior and/or interior surface of the Plasma-dome and/or incorporated into the shell of the Plasma-dome. Up-conversion and down-conversion materials may be used. The substrate is rigid or flexible with a flat, curved, or irregular surface.

Abstract: There is provided a plasma display panel including: a front plate having display electrodes, a dielectric layer, and a protective layer formed on a glass substrate; and a rear plate that has electrodes, barrier ribs, and a phosphor layer formed on a substrate and is disposed opposite to the front plate. Peripheries of the front plate and the rear plate are sealed to form a discharge space, the display electrodes contains at least silver, the dielectric layer is configured to include a first dielectric layer that covers the display electrodes and second dielectric layer that covers the first dielectric layer and contains bismuth oxide, the thickness of the first dielectric layer is equal to or larger than 5 ?m and equal to or smaller than 13 ?m, and the ratio of the thickness of the first dielectric layer to the thickness of the display electrodes is larger than 1 and equal to or smaller than 3.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a first panel including address electrodes, a first dielectric layer, and a phosphor layer formed on a first substrate, and a second panel bonded with the first panel by interposing barrier ribs therebetween, the second panel including a plurality of transparent electrodes and bus electrodes, a second dielectric layer, a first protective layer containing magnesium oxide doped with a crystalline oxide, and a second protective layer containing crystalline magnesium oxide.

Abstract: Provided are a green phosphor for a plasma display panel (PDP) represented by Formula 1 and a PDP including a phosphor layer formed of the same: (Y1-x-yGdx)Al3(BO3)4:Tby??Formula 1 where 0?x<1, 0<y<1 and 0<x+y<1. The luminance saturation characteristic of a green phosphor layer can be improved using the green phosphor for a PDP according to the present embodiments, and the green phosphor can also be mixed with conventionally used green phosphors. Image quality can be improved according to a mixing rate of the green phosphor and conventionally used green phosphors since color reproduction range widens and luminance does not decrease compared to using the conventional green phosphors.

Abstract: A composition for a protective layer of a plasma display panel includes a metal oxide powder containing a metal selected from Mg, Cu, Ca, Sr, Ba, Zn, Mn, Fe, Al, Ti, Zr, Sn, Ce and combinations thereof, a dispersing agent, and a solvent selected from nitrile compounds, tertiary alkyl acetates, alkylene glycol alkyl ethers, dichloromethane, tetrahydrofuran and combinations thereof. Also, a plasma display panel includes a protective layer formed of the composition for a protective layer, and a manufacturing method thereof.

Abstract: A passivation film and a method of forming the same are provided, the passivation film being used in a plasma display panel etc. In the passivation film, a first MgO layer, an intervening layer, and a second MgO layer are laminated and a laser is then irradiated to oxidize the intervening layer. Simultaneously, defects are formed at the interfaces of the first and second MgO layers. Accordingly, a plasma discharge firing voltage greatly decreases, and the total power consumption of the plasma display panel is significantly reduced.

Abstract: A plasma display device has a panel main body in which a pair of transparent substrates is arranged in opposition so as to form a discharge space between the substrates on at least a front side. Barrier ribs are arranged on at least one of the substrates to divide the discharge space into a plurality of spaces. A group of electrodes is arranged on the substrates so as to generate discharge in the discharge space divided with the barrier ribs. Phosphor layers that emit by discharge are also provided. The phosphor layers are equipped with a green phosphor layer including at least Zn2SiO4:Mn, a surface of Zn2SiO4:Mn is coated with aluminum oxide, and a ratio of an Al element to a Si element on the surface measured with an XPS apparatus is 0.6 to 4.0.

Abstract: A plasma display panel that achieves improved discharge efficiency and reduced discharge voltage is provided. The plasma display panel includes a substrate, a sustain electrode located on the substrate, a first dielectric layer located on the substrate formed with the sustain electrode, and a second dielectric layer located on the first dielectric layer and having a larger dielectric constant than a dielectric constant of the first dielectric layer.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electron emission thin-film with improved secondary electron emission characteristics compared with conventional ones, a plasma display panel including the electron emission thin-film, and their manufacturing methods. Using a vacuum deposition system, a protective layer that is an MgO thin-film is formed on a dielectric layer formed on a front glass substrate. At the time of deposition, angles that lines linking the central point of a target material for the protective layer respectively with the central point and both ends points of the front glass substrate form with the front glass substrate are exclusively in a range of 30 to 80°. This enables at least some of MgO columnar crystals constituting the protective layer to have flat planes that are inclined with respect to the surface of the thin-film.

Abstract: A protective layer has, on its back side, an electron emissive layer formed of magnesium oxide crystals. Based on a front view of discharge cells C, there are defined intersection regions (first regions) where display electrode pairs (each including a sustain electrode X and a scan electrode Y) and address electrodes Z intersect and a remaining region (a second region) E1 excluding the intersection regions. The surface density of the magnesium oxide crystals forming the electron emissive layer over the intersection regions (the first regions) is equal to or lower than half the surface density of the magnesium oxide crystals forming the electron emissive layer over the remaining region (the second region) E1 excluding the intersection regions.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate, a rear substrate facing the front substrate, a barrier rib that is positioned between the front and rear substrates and partitions a discharge cell, and a phosphor layer formed inside the discharge cell. The phosphor layer includes a first phosphor layer emitting first color light, a second phosphor layer emitting second color light, and a third phosphor layer emitting third color light. The first phosphor layer includes a first pigment, and the second phosphor layer includes a second pigment. An average particle size of the second phosphor layer is larger than an average particle size of the first phosphor layer, and a content of the second pigment is more than a content of the first pigment.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: a first substrate and a second substrate that are arranged in parallel with each other with a predetermined distance therebetween; a plurality of address electrodes arranged on the first substrate; a first dielectric layer arranged to cover the address electrodes; a plurality of barrier ribs having a predetermined height from the first dielectric layer to define discharge cells; red, blue, and green phosphor layers respectively arranged in the discharge cells; a plurality of display electrodes arranged on one side of the second substrate facing the first substrate in a direction crossing the address electrodes; a second dielectric layer arranged to cover the display electrodes; and a protective layer arranged to cover the second dielectric layer. The second dielectric layer satisfies values of CIE L*a*b* where 70.0<L*<74.5, 0.0<a*<1.0, and ?5.0<b*<?8.0.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: a first substrate and a second substrate, a plurality of barrier ribs disposed between the substrates to define discharge cells and including single walled barrier ribs and double walled barrier ribs, a plurality of discharge electrodes disposed on portions of the panel corresponding to the barrier ribs to supply a discharge voltage to the discharge cells, and phosphor layers formed in the discharge cells. The barrier ribs include single wall barrier ribs and double wall barrier ribs. The discharge electrodes disposed on the single wall barrier ribs are commonly used to generate a discharge in the adjacent discharge cells, and thus, discharge areas can be extended. Also, since the discharge spaces of the discharge cells are asymmetrically formed, the brightness of discharge cells that have a relatively low brightness can be increased.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) is made of front panel (2) and a rear panel. The front panel includes display electrodes (6), dielectric layer (8), and protective layer (9) that are formed on front glass substrate (3). The rear panel includes electrodes, barrier ribs, and phosphor layers that are formed on a substrate. The front panel and the rear panel are faced with each other, and the peripheries thereof are sealed to form a discharge space therebetween. Each of display electrodes (6) contains at least silver. Dielectric layer (8) is made of first dielectric layer (81) that contains bismuth oxide covering display electrodes (6), and second dielectric layer (82) that contains bismuth oxide covering first dielectric layer (81). The content of bismuth oxide in second dielectric layer (82) is smaller than the content of bismuth oxide in first dielectric layer (81).

Abstract: A PDP includes first and second substrates facing each other, a plurality of address electrodes disposed on one surface of the first substrate, a first dielectric layer covering the address electrodes, barrier ribs disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and partitioning a plurality of discharge cells, a phosphor layer disposed in the discharge cells, a plurality of display electrodes disposed in a direction generally perpendicular to the address electrodes and positioned on the surface of the second substrate facing the first substrate, a second dielectric layer covering the display electrodes, and a protective layer covering the second dielectric layer. The protective layer includes particles of strontium oxide (SrO).

Abstract: A PDP comprises: front and back glass substrates facing each other across a discharge space; a plurality of row electrode pairs and column electrodes disposed between the front and back glass substrates and extending in directions at right angles to each other to form discharge cells in positions corresponding to the intersections in the discharge space; and an electride compound in which electrons are substituted for part of anions in the crystal lattice and which is disposed in an area facing the discharge cells and exposed to each discharge cell.

Abstract: In a PDP, an end of a first partition (124) is provided with a partition end 126 whose height dimension and width dimension are smaller than those of the first partition (124). With this arrangement, when a nozzle is moved from a portion between the partition ends (126) on a first side to a portion between the partition ends (126) on a second side in a phosphor layer forming step for forming a phosphor layer, a phosphor paste can be uniformly applied to recessed portions (123A), thereby easily providing the PDP that includes the phosphor layer with which good images can be realized.

Abstract: A PDP is equipped with a front glass substrate and a back glass substrate which face each other on either side of a discharge space, row electrode pairs formed on the front glass substrate, a dielectric layer covering the row electrode pairs, a protective layer covering the dielectric layer, and a partition wall unit partitioning the discharge space into discharge cells. The partition wall unit has an approximate grid shape. The protective layer has a crystalline MgO layer essentially containing an MgO crystal causing a cathode-luminescence emission having a peak within a wavelength range of 200 nm to 300 nm upon excitation by an electron beam.

Abstract: A display device (10) includes a plurality of gas discharge tubes (11R, 11G, 11B, . . . ) sandwiched between a front support plate (31) and a plurality of rear support plates (321, 322, . . . 328). The display device further includes: a plurality of display electrodes (2) formed on a surface of the front support plate facing the plurality of gas discharge tubes to extend across tube axes of the plurality of gas discharge tubes; a plurality of signal electrodes (3) formed on surfaces of the plurality of rear support plates facing the plurality of gas discharge tubes to extend along the longitudinal direction of the plurality of gas discharge tubes. Another rear support plate (330) for supporting the plurality of rear support plates is disposed on surfaces of the plurality of rear support plates opposite to the surfaces facing the plurality of gas discharge tubes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel and a method for manufacturing the same is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a first substrate including a first electrode; a second substrate arranged to face the first substrate, the second substrate including a second electrode; and barrier ribs arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate to define a discharge cell, the barrier ribs being colored with at least two different pigments in mixtures.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having a uniformly distributed firing voltage despite of irregular discharge gaps, the plasma display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, barrier ribs between the first and second substrates to define discharge cells, address electrodes corresponding to the discharge cells and extending in a first direction, first and second electrodes respectively extending in a second direction crossing the first direction and formed on any one of the first and second substrates, corresponding to the discharge cells, and a dielectric layer covering the first and second electrodes, where the first and second electrodes are spaced apart from each other to form a discharge gap having distances, the dielectric layer having varied permittivities according to distances of the discharge gaps to improve discharge uniformity according to the distances of the discharge gaps.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a discharge space between two substrate assemblies opposed to each other, wherein a priming particle-emitting layer containing magnesium oxide crystals to which a halogen element is added in an amount of 1 to 10000 ppm is placed in such a way that the priming particle-emitting layer is exposed to the discharge space.

Abstract: An electrode-forming composition and a plasma display panel manufactured using the electrode-forming composition are provided.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) capable of reducing the defect rate of a dielectric layer is provided. The PDP includes a first substrate, a second substrate spaced from the first substrate by a predetermined distance, a barrier rib structure disposed between the first and second substrates and defining discharge cells in cooperation with the first and second substrates, sustain electrodes arranged between the first and second substrates, a first dielectric layer covering the sustain electrodes, a phosphor layer arranged within the discharge cells, a frit disposed on edges of the first and second substrates between the first and second substrates, and a discharge gas arranged within the discharge cells, wherein at least portions of corners of the first dielectric layer are curved toward the center of the first dielectric layer so as not to contact the frit.

Abstract: A plasma display panel has a dielectric layer on a front panel, which includes a first dielectric layer covering a display electrode and containing bismuth oxide without containing lead, and a second dielectric layer formed on the first dielectric layer and containing bismuth oxide without containing lead. The content of bismuth oxide in the second dielectric layer is made to be smaller than a content of bismuth oxide in the first dielectric layer. A protective layer on the dielectric layer is formed by forming a base film on the dielectric layer and attaching a plurality of crystal particles made of metal oxide to the base film so as to be distributed over an entire surface of the base film.

Abstract: An MgO protective layer formed on a front substrate of a plasma display panel and a method of manufacturing the protective layer are disclosed. The protective layer is manufactured by using an MgO pellet, which is simultaneously doped with a first doping material of BeO and/or CaO among alkali earth metals and a second material selected from the group consisting of Sc2O3, Sb2O3, Er2O3, Mo2O3, and Al2O3, as a deposition source through a vacuum deposition method. The protective layer remarkably improves a discharge efficiency of the PDP and shortens a discharge delay time, so that it is applied to a signal can PDP. Also, it lowers a manufacturing cost by reducing the number of electronic components.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate on which a scan electrode and a sustain electrode are positioned parallel to each other, a rear substrate on which an address electrode is positioned to intersect the scan and sustain electrodes, a barrier rib positioned between the front and rear substrates to partition a discharge cell, and a phosphor layer that is positioned in the discharge cell and includes a phosphor material and MgO material. At least two scan electrodes are adjacently positioned. The barrier rib includes a first barrier rib positioned parallel to the scan and sustain electrodes, and a second barrier rib intersecting the first barrier rib. A height of the first barrier rib is different from a height of the second barrier rib.

Abstract: A PDP includes a front panel including display electrode (6) formed on glass substrate (3), dielectric layer (8) covering display electrode (6), and protective layer (9) formed on dielectric layer (8); and a rear panel opposing to the front panel to form a discharge space filled with discharge gas, and including an address electrode formed along a direction intersecting with display electrode (6), and a barrier rib partitioning the discharge space, wherein protective layer (9) is formed of a metal oxide made of magnesium oxide and calcium oxide and contains aluminum, and a diffraction angle where a peak of the metal oxide occurs exists between a diffraction angle where a peak of the magnesium oxide occurs and a diffraction angle where a peak of the calcium oxide occurs in an X-ray diffraction analysis on a surface of protective layer (9).

Abstract: Disclosed is a plasma display panel comprising a front plate (2) wherein a dielectric layer (8) is so formed as to cover a display electrode (6) formed on a front glass substrate (3) and a protective layer (9) is formed on the dielectric layer (8), and a back plate so arranged as to face the front plate (2) so that a discharge space is formed therebetween. The back plate is provided with an address electrode lying in the direction intersecting the display electrode (6) and a partition wall which divides the discharge space. The protective layer (9) is obtained by forming a base film (91) composed of MgO on the dielectric layer (8), and distributing agglomerated particles (92), wherein several MgO crystal particles are agglomerated, and particles (93) of at least one inorganic material, which are different from the agglomerated particles (92), over the base film (91).

Abstract: A plasma display panel according to the present invention includes a front panel including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an upper dielectric layer covering the first and second electrodes, and a rear panel including a lower dielectric layer covering a third electrode. An interval between the first electrode and the second electrode ranges from 0.4 to 0.95 times an interval between the upper dielectric layer and the lower dielectric layer.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including a sustain electrode pair comprising an X electrode and a Y electrode that are separated from each other by a discharge gap, and a barrier rib formed on a second substrate facing the first substrate and including first barrier ribs and second barrier ribs that define a discharge cell. Assuming that L is a sum of a width of the discharge gap and widths of the X and Y electrodes, P is a pitch between neighboring second barrier ribs, and H is a height of the first barrier ribs, a value of H satisfies 200×L/P?25?H (?m)?200×L/P?5.

Abstract: Disclosed is a glass composition composed of an oxide glass wherein the percentages of constitutional elements other than oxygen (O) expressed in atomic % are as follows: boron (B) is not less than 56% and not more than 72%; silicon (Si) is not less than 0% and not more than 15%; Zinc (Zn) is not less than 0% and not more than 18%; potassium (K) is not less than 8% and not more than 20%; and the total of K, sodium (Na) and lithium (Li) is not less than 12% and not more than 20%. This glass composition further may contain at least one of magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr) and barium (Ba) in an amount of more than 0% and not more than 5%, and molybdenum (Mo) and/or tungsten (W) in an amount of more than 0% and not more than 3%.

Abstract: Microwave irradiation treatment is used to enhance the luminescent efficiency by improving surface morphology of the illuminating phosphors. The invention modifies the phosphor particles from the sheet-like shape into the spherical shape and so as to exhibit better crystalline property, thus it may provide for the fabrication of the phosphors with high luminescent efficiency for the optoelectronic devices.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) apparatus, system and method, includes a circuit framework structure, chassis structure, panel structure, TCP structure, at least one thermal pad structure and an insulating structure. An integrated circuit is coupled to at least one thermal pad structure and the TCP structure, and the circuit framework structure is disposed external to the TCP structure. Therefore, efficient dissipation of heat that is generated during operation of the PDP structures may be obtained. In addition, the amount of accumulated heat in the PDP structure may be significantly reduced due the PDP apparatus and structure configuration, thereby increasing the PDP operational life.

Abstract: A plasma display panel of the present invention includes display electrodes and address electrodes that cross each other. The electrode to be covered with the first dielectric layer contains at least one selected from silver and copper. The first glass contains Bi2O3. The first glass further contains 0 to 4 wt % of MoO3 and 0 to 4 wt % of WO3, and the total of the contents of MoO3 and WO3 that are contained in the first glass is in a range of 0.1 to 8 wt %. The first glass may contain, as components thereof: 0 to 15 wt % SiO2; 10 to 50 wt % B2O3; 15 to 50 wt % ZnO; 0 to 10 wt % Al2O3; 2 to 40 wt % Bi2O3; 0 to 5 wt % MgO; 5 to 38 wt % CaO+SrO+BaO; 0 to 4 wt % MoO3; and 0 to 4 wt % WO3, and the total of the contents of MoO3 and WO3 that are contained in the first glass is in the range of 0.1 to 8 wt %.

Abstract: A full color three electrode surface discharge type plasma display device that has fine image elements and is large and has a bright display. The three primary color luminescent areas are arranged in the extending direction of the display electrode pairs in a successive manner and an image element is composed by the three unit luminescent areas defined by these three luminescent areas and address electrodes intersecting these three luminescent areas. Further, phosphors are coated not only on a substrate but also on the side walls of the barriers and on address electrodes. The manufacturing processes and operation methods of the above constructions are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to plasma display panel and manufacturing method thereof to simplify the manufacturing steps and reduce cost of production. In the present invention, a black layer formed between a transparent electrode and a bus electrode is formed together with a black matrix at the same time. In this case, the black layer is formed together with the black matrix in one. Cheap nonconductive oxide is used as a black powder of a black layer. Specifically, in case the black layer and the black matrix are formed in one, the bus electrode is shifted to a non-discharge area to improve the brightness of the plasma display panel.

Abstract: A plasma display panel in which a first substrate having a protective layer formed thereon opposes a second substrate across a discharge space, with the substrates being sealed around a perimeter thereof. At a surface of the protective layer, first and second materials of different electron emission properties are exposed to the discharge space, with at least one of the materials existing in a dispersed state. The first and second materials may be first and second crystals, and the second crystal may be dispersed throughout the first crystal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter and a plasma display device including the filter. The filter is formed on a front surface of a plasma display panel of the plasma display device and includes a first base layer; a second base layer having refractive index smaller than that of the first base layer; and a sheet for protecting external light including a plurality of pattern units formed to be spaced from each other between the first and second base layers, wherein an interval between two pattern units adjacent each other of the plurality of pattern units being larger than a height of the pattern unit.

Abstract: A gas discharge display panel exhibits a favorable display performance by increasing a wall charge retaining property, controlling a discharge delay for optimal image display, and reducing the discharge starting voltage. A PDP can exhibit enhanced display quality by improving a secondary electron emission factor ? compared to conventional cases and lowering the discharge starting voltage to widen the driving margin. A manufacturing method for a gas discharge display panel can reduce the exhaustion time in the sealing exhaustion process, and driving circuit component costs are reduced. In a gas discharge display panel, a protective layer includes a first and a second protective film, the second protective film is formed on at a least part of a surface of the first protective film. The first protective film has a larger impurity content than the second protective film.

Abstract: A plasma display of this invention includes a front panel, and this front panel includes a substrate, a plurality of display electrode pairs formed in stripes on the substrate, a dielectric layer formed to cover the display electrode pair and the substrate, a dielectric-protective layer formed to cover the dielectric layer, and fine particles containing a crystal of a metal oxide, the fine particles being dispersed on a surface of the dielectric-protective layer. The display electrode pair is provided with a strip-shaped scanning electrode and a strip-shaped sustaining electrode each having a laminate structure of a transparent electrode and a bus electrode. In the surface of the dielectric-protective layer, a first region corresponding to a region facing the bus electrode of the scanning electrode is smaller than a second region corresponding to a region except the first region, with regard to a cover rate of the surface covered with the fine particles.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a plasma display panel with an improved panel structure for improving a discharge time-lag and, more particularly, to provide a plasma display panel with a new protective film structure, the plasma display panel having uniformed panel properties suitable for mass production with a high yield.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) in which a dummy area is arranged so as to retain phosphor paste ejected from extra nozzles when a plurality of nozzles are used to apply phosphor paste.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided. The plasma display panel has an electrode structure in which a second gap formed between electrode pairs in a discharge cell at a corner region of the panel is smaller than a gap formed between electrode pairs in a discharge cell at a more peripheral region of the panel. The plasma display panel may improve discharge capabilities, particularly in the more peripheral region of the panel, when a foreign substance is present on surfaces of the electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate on which a scan electrode and a sustain electrode are positioned, a first black layer positioned between the scan electrode and the front substrate and between the sustain electrode and the front substrate, a rear substrate on which an address electrode is positioned to intersect the scan electrode and the sustain electrode, and a barrier rib that is positioned between the front substrate and the rear substrate to partition a discharge cell. The first black layer includes cobalt (Co) material and ruthenium (Ru) material. The barrier rib including lead (Pb) equal to or less than 1,000 ppm (parts per million).

Abstract: A plasma display device includes: a plasma display panel including an address electrode disposed on a first substrate, a pair of first and second display electrodes disposed on a second substrate and crossing the address electrode, a dielectric layer covering the first and second display electrodes on the second substrate, an MgO protective layer covering the dielectric layer on the second substrate, and discharge gases filled between the first and second substrates; a driver that drives the plasma display panel; and a controller that controls a sustain pulse width of a sustain period to be 1 to 3.5 ?s. The MgO protective layer includes 100 to 300 ppm of Ca, 100 to 250 ppm of Al, 10 to 50 ppm of Fe, and 70 to 170 ppm of Si based on MgO. The plasma display device shows improved discharge stability and display quality due to reduced discharge delay time (Ts).

Abstract: A PDP having display electrodes formed on a front glass substrate, a dielectric layer, and a protective film is provided, where the protective film is a metal oxide film which includes magnesium oxide, and the product of the film thickness at any arbitrary point in the protective film and the ratio of the maximum luminescence intensity of light emission having a wavelength between 400 nm and 450 nm to the maximum luminescence intensity of light emission having a wavelength between 330 nm and 370 nm as measured in accordance with the cathode luminescence method at the arbitrary point has variation within a range of ±15% as the distribution within the surface of the protective film.

Abstract: Disclosed are an upper substrate structure for a plasma display panel including a dielectric layer reinforcing color properties and a fabricating method thereof. The upper substrate structure comprises a sustain electrode formed on an upper glass substrate, a bus electrode formed on the sustain electrode, and an upper substrate dielectric layer formed over a lower part of the surface created by two electrodes and the glass substrate. There is also included a colorant having color properties of red, blue, and green colors, and a protection layer formed on the dielectric layer. The dielectric layer may include one or more colorants so that important properties of PDP such as selective brightness of desired color, color temperature, and color purity improvement can be controlled.

Abstract: Disclosed is a plasma display apparatus in which film-type front filter is connected. A plasma display apparatus of the present invention includes a panel formed by attaching an upper substrate to a lower substrate, an front filter attached to an entire surface of the panel and including extensions extending by predetermined lengths from edges of the panel in omni-directions, a back cover formed on a rear surface of the chassis base, and a filter supporter for electrically connecting the extensions to the back covers. The filter supporter is connected to the compass.