Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a discharge cathode device comprising: a substrate, an Al layer formed on the substrate, and a layer of hexabonide of either lanthanum, a lanthanide or yttnium formed on the Al layer. There is also provided a method for manufacturing the same and a gas discharge display device having the same. This cathode device including a multilayer structure exhibits excellent conductivity, flexibility, and thermal oxidation resistance and also can be produced at low cost. The gas discharge display device achieves superior insulation and can be produced with a small number of steps.

Abstract: According to the present invention there is provided a discharge cathode device comprising: a substrate, an Al layer formed on the substrate, and a layer of hexaboride of lanthanoid or yttrium formed on the Al layer. There are also provided a method for manufacturing the same and a gas discharge display device having the same. This cathode device including a multilayer structure exhibits excellent conductivity, flexibility, and thermal oxidation resistance and also can be produced at low cost. The gas discharge display device achieves superior insulation and can be produced with the small number of steps.

Abstract: An enclosure defined between two panel members is filled with a discharge gas. One of the panel members carries a sealing material surrounding the enclosure and has an evacuating and gas-filling port, while the other panel member carries a port blocking member formed in an appropriate positional relation to the port. The whole is heated, so that the sealing material may soften and join the panel members to each other along the edges thereof and form a gas-tight seal therebetween, while the blocking member also softens to close the port. The softened blocking member stays within the enclosure and the port. Nothing projects from either of the panel members at any angle thereto. A strong plasma display panel having only a minimum thickness as required can, therefore, be realized. If the joining of the panel members and the closing of the port are simultaneously carried out, the panel can be made quickly and at a low cost. The closing of the port can alternatively be done after the joining of the panel members.