Plasma display panel and driving method thereof

A PDP comprising:

• a scan/sustain electrode formed at a peripheral portion of a discharge cell;
• a common sustain electrode formed to oppose the scan/sustain electrode at the peripheral portion of the discharge call;
• a first trigger electrode formed to be adjacent to the scan/sustain electrode;
• and
• a second trigger electrode formed to be adjacent to the common sustain electrode, the first and second trigger electrodes being formed between the scan/sustain electrode and the common sustain electrode.

A PDP comprising:

• a first trigger electrode formed at a peripheral portion of a discharge cell;
• a second trigger electrode formed to oppose the first trigger electrode at the peripheral portion of the discharge cell;
• a scan/sustain electrode formed to be adjacent to the first trigger electrode;
• and
• a common sustain electrode formed to be adjacent to the second trigger electrode, the scan/sustain electrode and the 10 common sustain electrode being formed between the first and second trigger electrodes.

A method for driving a PDP including a scan/sustain electrode and a common sustain electrode on an upper substrate, and first and second trigger electrodes formed to be adjacent to the scan/sustain electrode and the common sustain electrode in parallel, driven by a reset period, an address period, and a sustain period, the method comprising the steps of:

• alternately applying a first sustain pulse having a predetermined voltage to the scan/sustain electrode and the common sustain electrode during the sustain period;
• supplying a second sustain pulse to the first trigger electrode whenever the first sustain pulse is supplied to the scan/sustain electrode and the common sustain electrode;
• and
• supplying a third sustain pulse to the second trigger electrode whenever the first sustain pulse is supplied to the scan/sustain electrode and the common sustain electrode.