Abstract:
A gas discharge panel on which a color image is displayed precisely and which is easy to manufacture. Between first and second substrates (11, 21) facing each other with an interval, a discharge space containing a discharge gas is formed. At least on one of the two substrates, pairs of electrodes (12a, 12b) for sustaining discharge are provided, and on the first substrate phosphor layers (24R, 24G, 24B) are formed, thus arranging discharge cells in a matrix along the electrode pairs. An image is displayed by selectively operating discharge cells. Between the first and second substrates, gap members (30) having predetermined shapes are disposed at portions corresponding to the boundaries among the discharge cells.
Abstract:
A PDP is characterized in that a dielectric layer is made of a glass containing at least ZnO and 10 wt% or less of R2O (where R is one of Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, Cu, and Ag) and not containing PbO and Bi2O3, the product of the dielectric constant ε multiplied by the loss factor tan δ is 0.12 or less. Therefore, the problem that the components such as Ag and Cu of a display electrode diffuse into the dielectric layer to form colloidal particles, which mar the display performance of the display is effectively overcome. The product of the dielectric constant ε multiplied by the loss factor tan δ is smaller than conventional, and hence the PDP has a lowered power consumption. The glass having the composition has a softening point of 60° or less lower than conventional, and therefore the production cost such as for baking the dielectric layer is lowered.