Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate; a rear substrate arranged to face the front substrate, a dielectric layer arranged between the front and the rear substrates and at least a portion of the dielectric layer having a first color, plurality of barrier ribs arranged between the front and the rear substrates and at least a portion of the plurality of barrier ribs having a second color, plurality of light absorbing layers arranged between the front substrate and the plurality of barrier ribs, wherein the first and the second colors are subtractive-mixed with each other. The dielectric layer and the plurality of barrier ribs are colored with two complementary colors that essentially filter out nearly all light. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce outdoor daylight reflection and improve image contrast.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including address electrodes extending in a first direction, and scanning and sustain electrodes extending in a second direction, the electrodes corresponding to discharge cells. Each of the scanning and sustain electrodes includes a transparent electrode that extends toward the other of the scanning and sustain electrode, and over the discharge cell; a main bus electrode positioned adjacent to and parallel with a barrier rib member; and a sub-bus electrode disposed between the main bus electrode and the other of the scanning and sustain electrode. Some embodiments also include an intermediate electrode disposed between the scanning and sustain electrodes. Embodiments of the disclosed plasma display panel exhibit a reduced voltage drop over the transparent electrodes of the sustain electrodes and scanning electrodes, thereby permitting the generation of a sustain discharge at a lower voltage, and a reduced time for generating an address discharge light.

Abstract: A plasma display device provided with a green color phosphor which is charged entirely with a positive potential, adsorbs only limited amounts of water, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide and hydrocarbon, and not liable to cause chemical reacttion thereto. The green color phosphor used is any one or a combination two or more kinds of phosphors selected from among compounds defined by the general formulae of M1-xAl12O19:Mnx (where “M” denotes one of Ca, Sr, Eu and Zn) having a magnetoplumbite crystal structure, (Y1-a-yGda) (Ga1-xAlx)3 (BO3)4:Tby, (Y1-a-yGda) (Ga1-xAlx)3 (BO3)4:Cey, Tby, (Y1-a-yGda) BO3:Tby and (Y1-a-yGda)3 (Ga1-xAlx)5 O12:Tby having any of an yttrium borate crystal structure and yttrium aluminate crystal structure.

Abstract: A plasma display panel capable of preventing faulty discharge and non-uniform discharge by applying a uniform address voltage to all subpixels. This is done by neutralizing the negative surface potential of a zinc silicate green fluorescent material using YBO3:Tb as a positive surface potential material on the partition walls between the electrodes. Also, the thickness of this YBO3:Tb material and a lateral spacing between a scan electrode and the positive surface potential material are carefully selected to arrive at a design resulting in no faulty pixels. Grooves can also be formed in the tops of the partition walls so that the positive surface potential material filled therein does not mix with the neighboring flourescent material.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a front panel and a rear panel disposed opposing each other. The front panel includes a display electrode composed of a scan electrode and a sustain electrode extending in a row direction. A rear panel includes address electrode extending in a column direction and intersecting the display electrode. A lattice form of barrier ribs of row direction barrier ribs and column direction barrier ribs, which have the same height, forming a plurality of individually divided discharge cells is provided in a part in which the display electrode and the address electrode intersect each other. The row direction barrier ribs of the barrier ribs are provided with communication portions communicating discharge cells in non-parallel to the column direction.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: an upper substrate; a lower substrate facing the upper substrate; and a plurality of blocks. Each block includes: a barrier rib of a dielectric material adapted to define discharge cells; upper discharge electrodes including upper discharge portions arranged in the barrier rib and upper connection portions connected to the upper discharge portions and protruding out of the barrier rib; and lower discharge electrodes including lower discharge portions arranged in the barrier rib and separated from the upper discharge portions and lower connection portions connected to the lower discharge portions and protruding out of the barrier rib. Phosphor layers arranged in the discharge cells. The plurality of blocks are connected to each other by connecting the upper connection portions and the lower connection portions thereof.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention offer an improved PDP that offers a lowered discharge initiation voltage as well as improved efficiency of discharge. The PDP may satisfy the equation 180?(A+B)+P×0.1?240 in which A is a distance between opposite recessed portion of a pair of a first electrode and a second electrode; it is a distance between opposite projection portions of the pair of the first electrode and the second electrode, and P is a gas pressure of a discharge gas contained in the discharge space. In another embodiment a gas pressure of a gas trapped in a discharge space (e.g., “cell” or “discharge cell”) may be over 450 Torr. Additionally, each opposing end of the first electrode and the second electrode may include a recessed portion and a projection portion such that a gap interposed between the opposing end portions varies in width.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a red phosphor layer, a green phosphor layer, and a blue phosphor layer. The thickness of the red phosphor layer comprises Y(V,P)O4:Eu and (Y,Gd)BO3:Eu coated on a barrier rib and is satisfied by the following condition: when Dr is (S?2L)/S, Dr?0.64, S being a distance between barrier ribs at half the height of the barrier rib; and L being a side thickness at half the height of the barrier rib of the phosphor layer coated on the barrier rib.

Abstract: Provided is a plasma display panel comprising first and second electrodes, a first barrier rib, and a second barrier rib. The first and second electrodes are formed on an upper substrate. The first barrier rib is formed over a lower substrate to be disposed under the first electrode. The second barrier rib is formed over the lower substrate to be disposed under the second electrode. A barrier rib center point between the first and second barrier ribs is different from an electrode center point between the first and second electrodes.

Abstract: Provided is a display device having low driving voltage and high luminous efficiency. The display device includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other, a cell formed between the first and second substrates, a first electrode disposed between the first and second substrates, an emitter layer made of a nano-porous carbon (NPC) material and disposed on the first electrode to emit electrons into the cells in response to a voltage applied from the first electrode, a gas filled in the cells to generate ultra-violet rays whenever excited by the electrons emitted from the emitter layer, and a light-emitting layer formed at a region corresponding to the cell.

Abstract: A plasma display panel that has electrode extending to a periphery thereof with a thickness and width that varies from the thickness and width of other electrode portions to enhance electrode resistance efficiency and discharge characteristics. That is, the electrodes in the display extend through a display area where visible images are generated into a non-display area around the display area where a connection to a driving circuit is made. The electrodes are designed to have varying widths and thicknesses that vary depending on whether the electrode is inside the display area or is outside the display area.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having barrier ribs designed to prevent phosphor material from forming on a top surface thereof. The barrier ribs include a plurality of parallel first barrier rib members and a plurality of parallel second barrier rib members formed substantially perpendicularly intersecting the first barrier rib members. The first barrier rib members have a cross-sectional apex width and the second barrier rib members have a cross-sectional apex. The apex width of the first barrier rib members is less than the apex width of the second barrier rib members, so that when the phosphor material is deposited thereon, the phosphor accumulates on the sidewalls of the barrier ribs and between the barrier ribs, and not on top of the barrier ribs, thus improving image quality.

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 substrate and the rear substrate to partition a discharge cell, a first electrode and a second electrode that face each other to be spaced apart from each other at the discharge cell therebetween, and a dielectric layer that covers the first electrode and the second electrode. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes a depression formed on a facing surface of the first electrode and the second electrode. The dielectric layer includes a groove formed between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: A plasma display panel has a stable addressing characteristic, no dielectric breakdown, and high reliability. Data electrodes (10), first dielectric layer (17) for covering the data electrodes (10), priming electrodes (15), and second dielectric layer (18) for covering the priming electrodes (15) are sequentially formed on back substrate (2). Slotted parts (10a) are formed in a part of each data electrode (10). Thus, data electrodes (10) are prevented from deforming during the manufacturing, and dielectric voltage between data electrodes (10) and priming electrodes (15) is improved.

Abstract: A plasma display panel where the address electrodes are designed to have perforated portions in the vicinity of display electrodes to prevent the build up of unwanted wall charges in the vicinity of the display electrodes to thus prevent mis-discharge in the plasma display panel. The perforations can be quadrilateral in shape, and can be made to different sizes depending on the color of the phosphor in the vicinity of the perforation. As a result, drive voltage margin quality between the different colors can be improved to produce a more reliable display.

Abstract: A plasma display panel comprising a first panel having a plurality of discharge sustaining electrode pairs, and a second panel having a plurality of address electrodes and facing the first panel. A discharge sustaining electrode pair includes a scan electrode and a sustain electrode having discharge surfaces facing each other, and the scan electrode is closer to the address electrode than the sustain electrode. The plasma display panel requires a reduced address voltage and discharge voltage.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate on which first and second electrodes are positioned parallel to each other, a rear substrate on which a third electrode is positioned to intersect the first and second electrodes, and a barrier rib positioned between the front and rear substrates to partition a discharge cell. At least one of the first or second electrode has a single-layered structure. At least one of the first or second electrode includes a plurality of line portions intersecting the third electrode, a projecting portion projecting from the line portion, and a connecting portion connecting at least two line portions to each other. The projecting portion and the connecting portion are positioned in a straight line.

Abstract: Plasma display panels (PDPs) that can be readily manufactured and that have increased bright room contrast ratios are provided. One PDP includes a front substrate adapted to allow visible light to pass, a rear substrate facing the front substrate, and a plurality of barrier ribs disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate defining a plurality of discharge cells. At least a portion of the barrier ribs is colored with a first color. The PDP further comprises a plurality of sustain electrodes disposed on the front substrate facing the rear substrate, each of which has a plurality of electrode parts. The PDP also includes a front dielectric layer disposed on the front substrate covering the sustain electrodes. The front dielectric layer is colored with a second color. Brightness and chroma of both of the first and second colors are reduced when the first and second colors are subtractively mixed.

Abstract: An apparatus for driving a plasma display panel and a method for processing pictures of a plasma display panel. An input video signal is converted into sub-field data. It is determined whether address consumption power of the sub-field data is high. When the address consumption power is high, interlaced scanning is carried out. It is determined whether lines having sub-field data items identical or similar in a row direction exist using the sub-field data. The lines are sequentially scanned. Accordingly, the number of times of switching address electrodes is reduced and thus the address consumption power is decreased.

Abstract: The plasma display panel disclosed has a front substrate and a rear substrate positioned to face each other. The front substrate includes display electrodes provided with scan electrodes and sustain electrodes, and a light-shield provided on a non-discharge area between display electrodes. A rear substrate includes phosphor layers to emit light by discharge. The display electrodes are composed of transparent electrodes, and bus electrodes. The bus electrodes are composed of a plurality of electrode layers and at least one of the electrodes is composed of a black layer having a product of the resistivity and layer thickness of not larger than 2 ?cm2. A light-shield is composed of a black layer with the resistivity of not smaller than 1×106 ?cm.

Abstract: A plasma display panel and a method of manufacturing the same is provided. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate and a rear substrate spaced apart from each other. A plurality of electrode sheets are stacked between the front substrate and the rear substrate, and have apertures for forming a plurality of discharge spaces. The electrode sheets include a plurality of metal discharge electrodes extending so as to surround at least a part of each of the discharge spaces arranged in a column, and are separated from each other. Insulation members are located between the metal discharge electrodes, are formed of a oxide material of the metal of the metal discharge electrodes and insulate the metal discharge electrodes.

Abstract: It is disclosed that there are a method and an apparatus of driving a plasma display panel that are adaptive for reducing an initialization period. A driving apparatus and a method of a plasma display panel according to the present invention include a driving circuit applying to the plasma display panel a ramp-up waveform rising from a first bias voltage and a ramp-down waveform falling down from a second bias voltage.

Abstract: A structure for connecting terminal parts of electrodes of a plasma display panel (PDP) includes a pair of substrates, barrier ribs arranged between the pair of substrates, a dielectric layer arranged between the pair of substrates, discharge electrodes, each having a discharge part arranged inside the barrier ribs, and an exposed part arranged at an end of the discharge part and outside the barrier ribs, terminal electrodes arranged on the dielectric layer, connection parts including conductive paste electrically connecting the exposed parts with the terminal electrodes, blocking partition walls arranged between the connection parts, and signal transmitting members electrically connected with the terminal electrodes.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate, a rear substrate, and a barrier rib. On the front substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode are formed in parallel to each other. On the rear substrate, a third electrode is formed to intersect the first electrode and the second electrode. The barrier rib is formed between the front and the rear substrate and partitions a discharge cell. At least one of the first electrode or the second electrode is formed in the form of a single layer. An exhaust unit is omitted in the rear substrate.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) having improved transformation efficiency includes: a first substrate, a second substrate facing the first substrate, discharge cells partitioned between the first substrate and the second substrate, first electrodes extending in a first direction between the first substrate and the second substrate, second electrodes extending in a second direction crossing the first direction between the first substrate and the second substrate and protruding in a direction away from the second substrate, third electrodes extending in the second direction between the first substrate and the second substrate and protruding in a direction away from the second substrate, and phosphor layers arranged within the discharge cells, the discharge cells including a first portion having the second and third electrodes arranged therein and a second portion devoid of second and third electrodes therein.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having a light absorption reflection film that does not reflect light emitted from a discharge space in a non-discharge region includes: a rear substrate; a plurality of address electrodes arranged on a surface of the rear substrate; a rear dielectric layer arranged on the rear substrate to cover the address electrodes; a plurality of barrier ribs arranged on the rear dielectric layer to define discharge cells; a front substrate facing the rear substrate; a plurality of sustaining electrode pairs composed of X and Y electrodes; a light absorption reflection film including a first light absorption reflection film arranged between the adjacent sustaining electrode pairs and a second light absorption reflection film having a different width than that of the first light absorption reflection film, the second light absorption reflection film arranged on a lower surface of the first light absorption reflection film; and a front dielectric layer arranged on a lower surface of the front substra

Abstract: There is disclosed a method and apparatus of driving a plasma display panel that is adaptive for improving its contrast and enabling its high speed driving. A driving method of a plasma display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention applies a setup voltage with a first gradient to the scan electrode for the reset period; and applies the setup voltage with a second gradient to the sustain electrode while a voltage on the scan electrode rises.

Abstract: The display electrode of plasma display panel includes transparent electrodes made by Indium Tin Oxide and auxiliary electrodes made by metal. Transparent electrode induces gas discharge to excite the phosphorus to emit the visible ray. Auxiliary electrode decreases the aperture area of a cell to decrease the ratio of the light of the cell in a pixel. On the transparent electrode a protrusion protruded into a cell would increase the luminous intensity of the cell, and on the auxiliary electrode decrease the luminous rate of the cell. Validly designed protrusions on transparent electrodes or on auxiliary electrodes in a pixel would get better luminous intensity and rise up the color temperature.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is disclosed. More particularly, the present invention relates to a plasma display panel, which can improve discharge stability as well as brightness and efficiency. The plasma display panel according to the present invention includes transparent electrodes (ITO electrodes) spaced in parallel to each other at a predetermined distance; and metal electrodes each formed on the transparent electrodes (ITO electrodes) in parallel to the transparent electrodes (ITO electrodes) so that the respective transparent electrodes (ITO electrodes) are inclined toward the side where the transparent electrodes face.

Abstract: A plasma display panel. A first substrate and a second substrate are provided opposing one another with a predetermined gap therebetween. Address electrodes are formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are mounted between the first substrate and the second substrate, the barrier ribs defining a plurality of discharge cells and a plurality of non-discharge regions. Phosphor layers are formed within each of the discharge cells. Discharge sustain electrodes are formed on the first substrate. The non-discharge regions are formed in areas encompassed by discharge cell abscissas and ordinates that pass through centers of each of the discharge cells. Further, each of the discharge cells is formed such that ends thereof increasingly decrease in width along a direction the discharge sustain electrodes are formed as a distance from a center of the discharge cells is increased along a direction the address electrodes are formed.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) capable of reducing the number of address electrodes for each pixel, includes: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a plurality of discharge cells partitioned between the first and second substrates; address electrodes formed along a first direction between the first and second substrates; and display electrodes formed along a second direction crossing the first direction and separated from the address electrodes between the first and second substrates. At least two discharge cells among the plurality of discharge cells included in a respective pixel correspond to and are driven by the same address electrode, and the number of pixels that are arranged in a row along the second direction and enable a resolution of Rh×Rv is at least Rh/1.25, Rv being the number of pixels arranged along the first direction and Rh being the number of pixels arranged along the second direction.

Abstract: The invention provides a plasma display panel having an opposed discharge configuration that can improve luminous efficiency while reducing a discharge firing voltage. The PDP may include a first substrate separated from an opposing second substrate by a predetermined interval. A plurality of discharge cells may be defined between the substrates within this interval. Address electrodes having protrusions that protrude toward the inside of each discharge cell may extend on the first substrate along a first direction. First electrodes may be arranged on both sides of the discharge cell along a second direction crossing the first direction and may be spaced from the address electrode between the first substrate and the second substrate. Second electrodes arranged between and substantially parallel the first electrodes may pass through each discharge cell. The first and second electrodes may project away from the first substrate and in a direction toward the second substrate.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided. The plasma display panel comprises a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes; wherein the first electrodes and the second electrodes cross at a discharge space; wherein prominent electrodes are formed at a portion of the first electrodes where the first electrodes cross with the second electrodes to extend the area of the address electrodes so that a stable address discharge may occur, and vertical centers of the prominent electrodes are asymmetrical with respect to vertical centers of the discharge spaces, which may be coated with red, green, and blue fluorescent layers.

Abstract: There is provided a PDP that can both prevent cross-talk between discharge cells and improve contrast, comprising a first substrate and a second substrate bonded to face each other; a plurality of discharge cells formed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a plurality of X electrodes formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and crossing the discharge cells; and a plurality of Y electrodes formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and crossing the discharge cells, wherein the discharge cells in the direction perpendicular to the direction in which the X electrodes and the Y electrodes extend share the X electrodes with the adjacent discharge cells.

Abstract: Provided are a plasma display panel and a method of fabricating the same. The plasma display panel includes: a plurality of substrates including a first substrate and a second substrate, which oppose each other; barrier ribs disposed between the substrates and defining a plurality of discharge cells; discharge electrodes buried within the barrier ribs and causing a discharge by an applied power; and a plurality of phosphor layers formed within the discharge cells, wherein the barrier ribs are formed of a plurality of sheets for barrier ribs and the discharge electrodes are patterned in a selected region of the sheets for barrier ribs. Dielectric walls, which are disposed between the substrates and in which a plurality of discharge electrodes are buried, are fabricated using a plurality of sheets through independent processes and are combined with the substrates, such that processes are simplified and thermal deformation during a baking process is minimized.

Abstract: A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a barrier rib structure located between the first and second substrates to define a plurality of discharge cells; pairs of sustain electrodes arranged on the first substrate so as to face the second substrate and so that the sustain electrodes in each pair are spaced apart from one another, each pair of sustain electrodes including an X electrode and a Y electrode, a distance between the X and Y electrodes being greater than a height of the barrier rib structures; a plurality of auxiliary electrodes protruding from the respective sustain electrodes in each pair of sustain electrodes toward the other sustain electrode of the pair of sustain electrodes; and a first dielectric layer covering the pairs of the sustain electrodes and the auxiliary electrodes, the first dielectric layer including at least two grooves formed in each of the discharge cells, the two grooves corresponding to the X and Y electrodes.

Abstract: In a gas discharge display apparatus, a dielectric layer overlies the row electrode pairs provided between the opposing front and back glass substrates placed across the discharge space. A protective layer for the dielectric layer includes a crystalline MgO layer that has a property causing a cathode-luminescence emission having a peak within a wavelength range of 200 nm to 300 nm upon excitation by electron beams. A red phosphor layer generating visible light by being excited by vacuum ultraviolet light includes a mixed phosphor of a first phosphor of (Y, Gd)BO3:Eu or the like which is a borate-system red phosphor and a second phosphor of Y(V, P)O4:Eu which is a phos-vana system red phosphor.

Abstract: A plasma display panel including a first substrate; a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate and to face the first substrate; a plurality of barrier ribs disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate to define a plurality of discharge cells between the first and second substrates; and a plurality of pairs of discharge electrodes buried in the barrier ribs to surround at least a portion of each of the discharge cells, wherein the discharge cells are disposed in a zigzag fashion.

Abstract: Provided is a plasma display panel (PDP) having a structure that prevents a frit from penetrating into a display area during a process of sealing the PDP. The PDP includes: a pair of substrates spaced apart from each other and facing each other; a sheet interposed between the pair of substrates and comprising a barrier rib part, defining discharge cells, and a dielectric part disposed on edges of the barrier rib part; first discharge electrodes disposed in the sheet; second discharge electrodes disposed in the sheet and spaced apart from the first discharge electrodes; a frit disposed between the pair of substrates and the dielectric part and sealing the pair of substrates; a groove formed on at least one of the pair of substrates and where at least a part of the frit is disposed; phosphor layers arranged in the discharge cells; and a discharge gas sealed in the discharge cells.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) in which high luminance images can be formed at low voltage. The PDP includes first and second substrates which with a predetermined space therebetween; a plurality of barrier ribs disposed between the first and second substrates, including longitudinal barrier ribs and transverse barrier ribs having a height 10˜50% lower than the longitudinal barrier ribs in a direction towards the first substrate and connecting the longitudinal barrier ribs, the plurality of barrier ribs defining a plurality of discharge cells together with the first and second substrates; a plurality of pairs of sustain electrodes crossing the longitudinal barrier ribs; and a plurality of address electrodes to cross the pairs of sustain electrodes; and a fluorescent layer formed in each of the discharge cells.

Abstract: An exemplary PDP according to an embodiment of the present invention includes first and second substrates, an address electrode, first and second barrier ribs, first and second electrodes, and a phosphor layer. The first and second substrates face each other, the address electrode is formed on the first substrate and extends in a first direction, and the first barrier rib is formed on the first substrate and partitions a plurality of first discharge cells. The first and second electrodes extend along the second direction and are disposed in the first discharge cells. The second barrier rib is formed on the second substrate and partitions second discharge cells that correspond to the first discharge cells. The phosphor layer is formed in the discharge cells on the second substrate.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having an improved exhaustion capacity.

Abstract: A plasma display panel having an electrode structure that can reduce the damaging of a fluorescent layer that generates green light by ion sputtering is disclosed.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided. The plasma display panel includes front and rear substrates facing each other to form a discharge space therebetween, a plurality of address electrodes provided in stripes on an upper surface of the rear substrate, a first dielectric layer provided to cover the address electrodes on the upper surface of the rear substrate, and partitions provided on a upper surface of the first dielectric layer to partition the discharge space.

Abstract: A driving method for a plasma display panel (PDP). The odd pixels units are selected by the odd fields, and are discharged. The even pixels units are selected by the even fields, and are discharged. The pixel units are disposed in a triangular arrangement, so that the odd pixel units and adjacent even pixel units, being different in color, are arranged alternately. Thereby, the present invention can eliminate flicker. In addition, the different pixel units are controlled by different common electrodes and the present invention thereby reduces cross-talk.

Abstract: A plasma display panel for improving brightness and as reducing power consumption is disclosed. In the plasma display panel, transparent electrodes make a pair at each of discharge cells. Protruded transparent electrodes are protruded from the respective transparent electrodes with a structure in which a square shape is connected to a trapezoidal shape. Connectors connects the protruded transparent electrodes arranged at adjacent discharge cells to each other to be stepped from one end of the protruded transparent electrode positioned at the middle portion of the discharge cell.

Abstract: Phosphor and a plasma display device are provided whose deterioration in brightness of phosphors and a degree of change in chromaticity are alleviated and whose discharge characteristics are improved and that has excellent initial characteristics. Phosphor of the present invention is an alkaline-earth metal aluminate phosphor containing an element M (where M denotes at least one type of element selected from the group consisting of Nb, Ta, W and B). In this phosphor, a concentration of M in the vicinity of a surface of the phosphor particles is higher than the average concentration of M in the phosphor particles as a whole. A plasma display device according to the present invention includes a plasma display panel in which a plurality of discharge cells in one color or in a plurality of colors are arranged and phosphor layers are arranged so as to correspond to the discharge cells in colors and in which light is emitted by exciting the phosphor layers with ultraviolet rays.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes first and second substrates facing each other, discharge sustain electrodes formed on the first substrate, and address electrodes formed on the second substrate. Barrier ribs are disposed between the first and second substrates to form a plurality of discharge cells. A phosphor layer is formed at each discharge cell. The discharge sustain electrode has first bus electrode portions spaced apart from each other by a certain distance, second bus electrode portions at least partially separated from the first bus electrode portions while being electrically connected thereto, and transparent electrodes not overlapped with the second bus electrode portions but being electrically connected to the first bus electrode portions. Interconnection electrodes are arranged over the barrier ribs to interconnect the first and second bus electrode portions.

Abstract: On a first substrate provided on a display surface of a plasma display panel, bus electrodes (12a, 14a) in X and Y electrode lines (12, 14) forming a pair of display electrode lines are formed with an Ag material containing a black additive (RuO2, etc.) by a screen printing. This prevents external light from being reflected at the surfaces of the bus electrodes (12a, 14a) on the display side of an FP substrate (10) to improve the display contrast. The bus electrodes (12a, 14a) may be formed as a multi-layer structure. In this case, for example, the lower-layer bus electrodes are formed with a black metal material and the upper-layer bus electrodes are formed with a light-reflecting material layer, which improves light utilization efficiency and further improves the contrast.

Abstract: A plasma display panel has a good productivity of partition formation and air exhaustion process and realizes a bright and stable display. A discharge gas is filled in a gap between two substrates. A mesh-patterned partition is arranged on the inner surface of one of the substrates for dividing the gap into plural squares corresponding to a cell arrangement. The partition has low portions forming a mesh-like air path that travels through all of the gas-filled space enclosed by the partition, in a plan view. A plasma display panel includes two spaced substrates defining a gap therebetween. The gap is divided by intersecting walls into columns and rows of discharge cells. Portions of a wall that are lower in height than remaining portions of the wall define a flow path. The plasma display panel realizes a bright and stable display.