Plasma display panel having discharging portions with increasing areas

Abstract

A plasma display panel provides increased brightness over an entire screen while simultaneously reducing power consumption. The plasma display panel includes a rear substrate, a plurality of address electrodes disposed parallel to each other on the rear substrate, a first dielectric layer covering the address electrodes, light emitting cells defined by a barrier rib formed on the first dielectric layer and covered with fluorescent substance, a front substrate, a plurality of sustain electrode pairs, each of which includes a scan electrode and a data electrode and disposed on the front substrate and intersecting the address electrodes, and a second dielectric layer covering the sustain electrode pairs. The parts of the address electrodes which intersect the address electrodes are defined as discharging portions, and areas of subsequent discharging portions are larger than areas of preceding discharging portions.

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