Plasma display panel excellent in luminous characteristics

An alternating current type surface-discharge plasma display panel comprising a facing pair of substrates and a plurality of ribs interposed between the substrates so as to form a plurality of spaces,

• the plurality of spaces being provided with a phosphor layer and filled with discharge gas, so as to form a plurality of discharge spaces,
• inside each of the discharge spaces, plural pairs of display electrodes are covered by a dielectric layer, the dielectric layer is made of two different sets of material,
• the plasma display panel performing displaying by the following steps:
• 1) writing by an accumulation of electric charge in the dielectric layer, 2) applying a predetermined sustaining voltage between the pairs of display electrodes, 3) glow-discharging in selected discharge spaces in which the electric charge has been accumulated in the dielectric layer, and 4) converting ultraviolet light resulting from the glow-discharge into visible light by means of the phosphor layer,
• wherein an amount of xenon contained in the discharge gas and filling pressure of the discharge gas, a gap between the display electrodes, and a thickness and a permittivity of the dielectric layer are set so that an equivalent electric field strength of 37V/cm·Pa or more is generated in the selected discharge spaces, when the predetermined sustaining voltage is applied.

An alternating current type surface-discharge plasma display panel comprising a first plate and a second plate disposed parallel to each other, with a plurality of ribs interposed between the two plates so as to form a plurality of spaces,

• the first plate having, on an inner surface, plural pairs of display electrodes covered by a dielectric layer, the dielectric layer is made of two different sets of material,
• the second plate having, on an inner surface, a plurality of address electrodes,
• the first plate and the second plate being disposed in such a manner that the display electrodes cross over the address electrodes,
• each of the plurality of ribs being interposed between adjacent address electrodes, and
• each of the plurality of spaces being provided with a phosphor layer and filled with discharge gas, so as to form discharge spaces,
• the plasma display panel performing displaying the following steps:
• 1) accumulating electric charge in the dielectric layer by performing writing-discharge between the display electrodes and the address electrodes, 2) applying a predetermined sustaining voltage between the pairs of display electrodes, 3) glow-discharging in selected discharge spaces in which the electric charge has been accumulated in the dielectric layer, and 4) converting ultraviolet light resulting from the glow-discharge into visible light by means of the phosphor layer,
• wherein the panel structure is set such that an equivalent electric field strength of 37V/cm·Pa or more is generated in the selected discharge spaces, when the predetermined sustaining voltage is applied.

An alternating current type surface-discharge plasma display panel comprising a first plate and a second plate disposed parallel to each other, with a plurality of ribs interposed between the two plates so as to form a plurality of spaces,

• the first plate having, on an inner surface, plural pairs of display electrodes covered by a dielectric layer, the dielectric layer is made of two different sets of material,
• the second plate having, on an inner surface, a plurality of address electrodes,
• the first plate and the second plate being disposed in such a manner that the display electrodes cross over the address electrodes,
• each of the plurality of ribs being interposed between adjacent address electrodes, and
• each of the plurality of spaces being provided with a phosphor layer and filled with discharge gas, so as to form discharge spaces,
• the plasma display panel performing displaying by the following steps:
• 1) accumulating electric charge in the dielectric layer by performing writing-discharge between the display electrodes and the address electrodes, 2) applying a predetermined sustaining voltage between the pairs of display electrodes, 3) glow-discharging in selected discharge spaces in which the electric charge has been accumulated in the dielectric layer, and 4) converting ultraviolet light resulting from the glow-discharge into visible light by means of the phosphor layer,
• wherein an amount of xenon contained in the discharge gas and filling pressure of the discharge gas, a gap between the display electrodes, and the thickness and a permittivity of the dielectric layer are set so that an equivalent electric field strength of 37V/cm·Pa or more is generated in the selected discharge spaces, when the predetermined sustaining voltage is applied.

An alternating current type surface-discharge plasma display panel comprising a facing pair of substrates and a plurality of ribs interposed between the substrates so as to form a plurality of spaces,

• the plurality of spaces being provided with a phosphor layer and filled with discharge gas including Xenon, so as to form a plurality of discharge spaces;
• inside each of the discharge spaces, plural pairs of display electrodes are covered by a dielectric layer;
• the plasma display panel providing a display by:
• 1) writing by an accumulation of electric charge in the dielectric layer, 2) applying a predetermined sustaining voltage between the pairs of display electrodes, 3) glow-discharging in selected discharge spaces in which the electric charge has been accumulated in the dielectric layer, and 4) converting ultraviolet light resulting from the glow-discharge into visible light by means of the phosphor layer,
• wherein the dielectric layer is made by laminating at least two different dielectric materials,
• and wherein a ratio of Xe excimer exceeds that of a Xe resonance line in the ultraviolet light when a predetermined sustaining voltage is applied.