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) 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 plasma display panel (PDP) and a method of producing the same are provided. In the PDP, airtightness of discharge space is maintained and the performance of the PDP does not deteriorate while a sealing part containing P2O5 and SnO is provided. The sealing member with which such PDP can be obtained also is provided. The PDP includes a pair of substrates that are disposed facing each other so that a discharge space is formed therebetween, and peripheries of the pair of substrates are sealed together, with a first sealing part. The first sealing part includes a glass composition containing P2O5 and SnO, and a refractory filler. The organic matter content in the first sealing part is less than 11 ppm.

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: A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate, a rear substrate facing the front substrate, barrier ribs positioned in an active area, and a sealant disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate in a dummy area. The rear substrate includes a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer in the dummy area includes a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion having a second thickness. The first thickness is different from the second thickness.

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: The PDP has a front panel, and a back panel with address electrodes formed thereon. The front panel has display electrodes including first electrodes and second electrodes formed on front glass substrate, and a dielectric layer covering the display electrodes. Further, first electrodes and the dielectric layer include glass frit containing bismuth oxide, with a softening point exceeding 550° C. The glass frit contained in the second electrodes has a softening point lower than that contained in the first electrodes. The above-described configuration reduces the number of firing steps for display electrodes and the dielectric layer, thereby providing a PDP with improved production efficiency and a method of manufacturing the PDP.

Abstract: A lower dielectric layer which increases internal light reflectivity, and a plasma display panel (PDP) including the lower dielectric layer. The lower dielectric layer includes a white pigment of which concentration increases along a direction of light emitted outward from the inside of the PDP to effectively increase the internal light reflectivity.

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: The present embodiments provide a plasma display panel includes first and second substrates facing each other, barrier ribs dividing a plurality of discharge cells between the first and second substrates, phosphor layers coated in the discharge cells, display electrodes extending in a first direction corresponding to the discharge cells between the first and second substrates, address electrodes arranged on the first substrate corresponding to the discharge cells and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and a dielectric layer formed on the first substrate while covering the address electrodes. Each of the address electrodes includes an insulating glass layer formed along a periphery of the electrode. The dielectric layer includes TiO2 within a range of 5-15% by weight.

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: 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 (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 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: Disclosed is a plasma display panel fabricated by low temperature process at not more than 300° C. More particularly, the present invention provides a plasma display panel comprising at least one of a dielectric layer in an upper plate, another dielectric layer and barrier ribs in a lower plate, and a sealing material for the upper and lower plates which is prepared of a particular compound obtainable by curing organic monomer, organic oligomer or siloxane based oligomer having polymerizable functional groups; and, in addition, a method for fabrication of the plasma display panel.

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 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: A plasma display apparatus is provided. The plasma display apparatus including an upper substrate; a plurality of first electrodes and second electrodes formed in the upper substrate; a lower substrate arranged to be opposite to the upper substrate; and a plurality of third electrodes and barrier ribs formed in the lower substrate includes a black matrix formed in the upper substrate to be overlapped with the barrier ribs; and a fourth electrode formed on the black matrix to intersect the third electrodes, wherein at least one of the plurality of first and second electrodes is formed in one layer.

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 glass composition of the present invention is oxide glass and has a composition that satisfies: 60 wt %<B2O3<78 wt %, 15 wt %<ZnO?24 wt %, 6 wt %?R2O?16 wt %, 1 wt %?MO<17 wt %, and 0 wt %?SiO2?10 wt %, where R denotes at least one selected from Li, Na, and K, and M indicates at least one selected from Mg, Ca, Sr, and Ba. A display panel of the present invention is formed using such a glass composition of the present invention.

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 plasma display device having a laminar attachment structure capable of increasing attachment of a heat-dissipating plate to a plasma display panel. Through a laminar attachment structure with a plurality of small pieces of thermal pad or adhesive double tape and a closed loop of thermal pad or adhesive double tape accommodating the plurality of small pieces as well as by means of vacuum pumping, the air within the closed loop is drawn out when the heat-dissipating plate is combined to the plasma display panel so as to reduce bubbles formed between the heat-dissipating plate and the plasma display panel and to increase tight attachment therebetween.

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 variation with the passage of time of a response speed is reduced. In a plasma display panel having a magnesium oxide film formed on a dielectric layer covering electrodes for gas discharge, the magnesium oxide film has an oxygen deficiency amount within a range of 3.0×1017 to 1.0×1020 per cubic centimeter, preferably within a range of 3.0×1017 to 1.0×1018 per cubic centimeter. The magnesium oxide film has a crystal orientation of (220) plane orientation.

Abstract: A PDP includes first and second substrates facing each other, a plurality of inner barrier ribs in a display region between the first and second substrates to define display discharge cells, a plurality of dummy barrier ribs in a non-display region between the first and second substrates, the non-display region being peripheral to the display region, a plurality of electrodes between the first and second substrates to generate a discharge in the display discharge cells, a first dielectric layer on the first substrate, the first dielectric layer overlapping the display region and only a portion of the non-display region, at least one phosphor layer in each of the display discharge cells, and a frit in the non-display region connecting the first and second substrates, the dummy barrier ribs being arranged between the frit and the inner barrier ribs.

Abstract: A dielectric sheet having two layers made of different materials for forming a differential dielectric sheet on a plasma display panel, a plasma display panel using the same, and a manufacturing method therefor.

Abstract: A plasma display panel has a front panel (10) and a back panel (20) that is arranged with a discharge space (30) therebetween. On the surface of the front panel facing toward the discharge space, a scan electrode (102) and a sustain electrode (103) are arranged. A dielectric layer (104) and a protective layer (105) are provided to cover the electrodes thereof and the surface. Between the scan electrode and the sustain electrode, a recessed portion (10a) is arranged in the first panel surface. The bottom surface (10b) of the recessed portion is arranged more inward in a thickness direction of the first substrate than the surfaces of the first electrode and the second electrode facing the discharge space whereby low power consumption, improved luminous efficiency, and a suppressed increase of firing voltage is achieved.

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 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: Using Eu2+ as the luminescence center for a green-emitting phosphor, a plasma display panel and a PDP device using it are configured by using an Eu2+-activated silicate green-emitting phosphate (Ca1-xM1x)2-e.M2.Si2O7:Eue with improved decay characteristics. In the formula, M1 is at least one element selected from the group containing Sr and Ba; M2 is at least one element selected from the group containing Mg and Zn; and x indicates the mole fraction of the component M1 and e indicates the mole fraction of Eu respectively satisfy the following conditions: 0<x<1 and 0.001?e?0.2.

Abstract: A plasma display device which generates reset discharge in a reset period prior to an address period in the beginning subfields of a one-field display period, and applies two sustain pulses, which have rising timings different from each other by a predetermined period of time and have partly overlapping application periods, to row electrodes forming each row electrode pair after ending a sustain period in a last subfield of the one-field display period to thereby cause erasure discharge in discharge cells where sustain discharge has been caused in the last subfield.

Abstract: The black bus electrode of plasma display panel is formed from a conductive composition comprising a conductive powder, glass powder, organic binder, organic solvent, and black pigment, wherein the conductive powder comprises an alloy of at least two metals selected from the group of Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag, Os, Ir, Pt and Au.

Abstract: A plasma display panel has plural discharge cells between two opposing first and second substrates. Each of the discharge cells includes at least one pair of electrodes for generating a discharge for display, a discharge gas and a phosphor film for emitting visible light by being excited by ultraviolet rays produced by the discharge of the discharge gas. Laminated members are dispersed in a plane within each of the discharge cells inside the first substrate from which visible light for display is emitted, and each of the laminated members includes a light absorption layer disposed on a side of the first substrate on which ambient light is incident and a light reflection layer disposed on a phosphor-film side of the laminated members. A visible-light-reflection layer is disposed on a surface of the phosphor film on a side thereof opposite from a space in which the discharge is generated.

Abstract: A plasma display panel is provided with a front substrate and a rear substrate disposed facing each other, and an electromagnetic wave shielding layer disposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate.

Abstract: A plasma display panel includes a first substrate; a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate and disposed to face the first substrate; a plurality display electrodes formed on the first substrate; a first dielectric layer formed on the first substrate and disposed to cover the display electrodes; a protective layer formed on the first substrate and disposed to cover the first dielectric layer; and barrier ribs disposed to define discharge cells in between the first and second substrates. At least a portion of the first dielectric layer is colored with a first color, at least portions of the barrier ribs are colored with a second color that is substantially complementary to the first color, and a difference between refractive indices of the first dielectric layer and the protective layer to be less than or equal to 0.5.

Abstract: Electrode configurations for a plasma display panel (PDP) device having one or more substrates and a multiplicity of pixels or sub-pixels that are defined by a hollow plasma-shell filled with an ionizable gas. The invention is described with reference to a plasma-dome, but other plasma-shells may be used including plasma-disc and plasma-sphere. Two or more addressing electrodes are in electrical contact with each plasma-dome, at least one electrode being in contact with a flat side of the plasma-dome. The PDP may include inorganic and/or organic luminescent substances that are excited by the gas discharge within each plasma-dome. The luminescent substance may be located on an exterior and/or interior surface of the plasma-dome and/or incorporated into the shell of the plasma-dome. Up-conversion (Stokes) and down-conversion (Anti-Stokes) phosphor materials may be used. The PDP substrate(s) may be rigid, flexible, or semi-flexible with a flat, curved, or irregular surface.

Abstract: To provide a method for forming electrodes and/or black stripes for a plasma display substrate, wherein display electrodes, bus electrodes and optionally black stripes for a plasma display panel are formed of the same material by the same dry step, whereby a clear image having reflection prevented, can be displayed on a PDP display device with a low load on the environment, at low costs, with low resistance, without erosion by a dielectric. A method for forming electrodes and/or black stripes for a plasma display substrate, which comprises applying a laser beam to a mask layer formed on a transparent substrate to form openings at areas corresponding to the respective patterns of display electrodes, bus electrodes and optionally black stripes, then continuously forming an antireflection layer to provide an antireflection effect over the entire surface and an electrode layer, and applying again a laser beam to peel off the mask layer and at the same time to remove an unnecessary thin film layer.

Abstract: There is disclosed a green phosphor that is adaptive for improving its driving voltage and brightness characteristic, and at the same time, improving its color purity. A green phosphor according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a mixed phosphor composed of a first class phosphor of Zn2SiO4:Mn, a second class phosphor of at least one of LaPO4:Tb, Y3Al3(BO3)4Tb, Y(Al, Ga)5012:Tb, YBO3:Tb, (Y, Gd)BO3:Tb, and a third class phosphor of at least one of BaAl12O19:Mn, BaAl14O23:Mn, Ba(Sr, Ma)AlO:Mn, and the mixing rate of the third class phosphor to the total weight of the mixed phosphor is 1˜25 wt %.

Abstract: Illumination device has a plurality of light emitting units, each with light emitting element and first fluorescent material region provided at a light emitting side of the light emitting element. A plurality of second fluorescent material regions are provided at the light emitting sides of respective light emitting units. Second fluorescent material regions having the same emission conversion property are respectively provided at the light emitting side of at least one light emitting unit having the same emission property among the plurality of light emitting units.

Abstract: A plasma display panel (PDP) includes a front substrate, a rear substrate facing the front substrate, barrier ribs between the front and rear substrates to define a plurality of discharge cells, photoluminescent material in the discharge cells, first electrodes on the front substrate along a first direction, second electrodes on the rear substrate and extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, at least one dielectric layer on the rear substrate, and a white pigment layer on the substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a plasma display panel with improved discharge characteristics. The plasma display panel comprises an upper panel and a lower panel integrally joined to the upper panel through barrier ribs wherein the upper panel includes a dielectric layer, a first protective film formed on one surface of the dielectric layer and composed of columnar magnesium oxide crystal particles, and a second protective film formed on the first protective film and composed of hexahedral magnesium oxide crystal particles.

Abstract: The invention is plasma display panel (1) with a plurality of pairs of display electrodes (6) and dielectric layers (8) disposed on front glass substrate (3), and it is intended to realize plasma display panel (1), wherein the stress at a surface where dielectric layer (8) of front glass substrate (3) is not disposed is a compressive stress ranging from 0.8 MPa to 2.4 MPa, the glass substrate is sufficient in strength, and the panel is almost free from breakage.

Abstract: A plasma display device which comprises a magnesium oxide layer formed on a plane in contact with the discharge space in each display cell of a plasma display panel, having magnesium oxide crystals that perform cathode luminescence light emission with a peak in a wavelength band of 200 to 300 nm as a result of excitation caused by electron-beam irradiation. Each of the display cells is set in a lit cell state or an unlit cell state by selectively inducing an address discharge, and only the display cells set in the lit cell state are caused to perform a sustain discharge by applying a sustain pulse after the selective scanning has ended.

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 and formed at a portion o 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: A plasma display panel is disclosed. The plasma display panel includes a front substrate, a rear substrate, a phosphor layer and a barrier rib between the front and rear substrates, and a discharge gas filled between the front and rear substrates. The phosphor layer includes a phosphor material and an additive material. The additive material includes at least one of magnesium oxide (MgO), zinc oxide (ZnO), silicon oxide (SiO2), titanium oxide (TiO2), yttrium oxide (Y2O3), aluminum oxide (Al2O3), lanthanum oxide (La2O3), europium oxide (EuO), cobalt oxide, iron oxide, or CNT (carbon nano tube). A pressure of the discharge gas lies substantially in a range between 400 torr and 500 torr.

Abstract: A crystalline magnesium oxide layer is placed facing the discharge space between a front glass substrate and a back glass substrate. The crystalline magnesium oxide layer contains crystal powder having particle-size distribution in which a crystal of a predetermined particle diameter or larger is included at a predetermined ratio or higher, of powder of a magnesium oxide 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 plasma display panel and a method for manufacturing the same. The plasma display panel includes: a first substrate; sustain electrodes on the first substrate, each being composed of an X electrode and a Y electrode; a first dielectric layer covering the sustain electrodes; a protective layer on the first dielectric layer; a second substrate facing the first substrate; address electrodes on the second substrate and crossing the sustain electrodes; a second dielectric layer covering the address electrodes; and barrier ribs for partitioning discharge spaces between the first substrate and the second substrate; and a phosphor layer at sides of the barrier ribs. Here, the protective layer is a single deposition layer having a non-uniform thickness, the sustain electrodes are located to correspond to a first region of the protective layer, and the first region of the protective layer is thicker than a second region of the protective layer.

Abstract: A plasma display device has a first plate and a second plate which face each other with a discharge space therebetween, and a sealing member which is provided between the first and second plates to seal the discharge space at edges of the first and second plates. A plurality of electrodes are formed on the inner major surface of the first or second plate. An electrode diffusion preventive layer is formed in each area where the plurality of electrodes cross over the sealing member, so as to avoid direct contact between the plurality of electrodes and the sealing member. As a result, problems such as breaking of the electrodes can be avoided. This construction is especially effective when the electrodes contain Ag.

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.