JPH09129138A - Surface discharge type plasma display panel - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
【０００２】[0002]
【０００１】[0001]
【０００３】[0003]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、プラズマディスプレイ
装置のプラズマディスプレイパネルに関し、特に維持電
極の構造に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plasma display panel of a plasma display device, and more particularly to a structure of sustain electrodes.
【０００４】[0004]
【０００２】[0002]
【０００５】[0005]
【従来の技術】従来より、マトリクス表示のプラズマデ
ィスプレイパネル（以下、ＰＤＰという）として、例え
ばＡＣ駆動方式の面放電型ＰＤＰが知られている。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a plasma display panel for matrix display (hereinafter referred to as PDP), for example, an AC drive type surface discharge PDP is known.
【０００６】３電極構成の面放電型ＰＤＰは、放電空間
を挟んで対向する一対の基板の表示面側となる基板の内
面に、水平方向に互いに平行に伸長する複数のサステイ
ン電極対を設け、サステイン電極対を誘電体層及びＭｇ
Ｏ層で覆い、一方背面側の基板の内面には垂直方向に互
いに平行に伸長する複数のアドレス電極を配置し、この
アドレス電極間に帯状のリブを設け、更にアドレス電極
上を蛍光体層で覆い、表示面側の基板と一体封止した構
造となっている。In the surface discharge type PDP having a three-electrode structure, a plurality of sustain electrode pairs extending in parallel to each other in the horizontal direction are provided on the inner surface of the substrate which is the display surface side of the pair of substrates facing each other with the discharge space interposed therebetween. The sustain electrode pair is made up of a dielectric layer and Mg
On the other hand, a plurality of address electrodes which extend in parallel to each other in the vertical direction are arranged on the inner surface of the substrate on the back side while a strip-shaped rib is provided between the address electrodes, and a phosphor layer is formed on the address electrodes. It has a structure in which the cover and the substrate on the display surface side are integrally sealed.
【０００７】[0007]
【０００３】図３は、従来の面放電型ＰＤＰのサステイ
ン電極対の構造を示す。図に示すように、サステイン電
極対１、１は、透明電極層からな透明電極２と、透明電
極２の導電性を補うために設けられた金属膜から成るバ
ス電極４で構成している。FIG. 3 shows the structure of a sustain electrode pair of a conventional surface discharge PDP. As shown in the figure, the sustain electrode pairs 1 and 1 are composed of a transparent electrode 2 made of a transparent electrode layer and a bus electrode 4 made of a metal film provided to supplement the conductivity of the transparent electrode 2.
【０００８】この透明電極２は水平方向に伸長する本体
部２ａと画素発光領域３面に本体部２ａから突出する突
出部２ｂとを有している。バス電極４は透明電極２の本
体部２ａ上に設けられている。The transparent electrode 2 has a main body portion 2a extending in the horizontal direction and a protruding portion 2b protruding from the main body portion 2a on the surface of the pixel light emitting region 3. The bus electrode 4 is provided on the main body 2 a of the transparent electrode 2.
【０００９】[0009]
【０００４】[0004]
【００１０】[0010]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】ここで画素発光領域内
での透明導電膜の突出部の長さＬを長くすれば発光効率
が上がるが電極面積が大きくなりそれに応じて放電電流
も増大し、一方蛍光体からの可視光の透過率が減少す
る。そこで放電電流低減及び透過率の向上のためには、
透明電極膜の突出部の面積を減らす、例えばその幅を小
さくすることが考えられる。しかしながら、細幅の長い
突出部を有する透明導電膜はその形成時、断線等の欠陥
が発生しやすいという問題があった。本発明はかかる問
題を解決するためになされたものであり、電極不良のな
い信頼性の向上したプラズマディスプレイパネルを提供
することを目的とする。If the length L of the protruding portion of the transparent conductive film in the pixel light emitting region is increased, the light emission efficiency increases, but the electrode area increases and the discharge current increases accordingly. On the other hand, the transmittance of visible light from the phosphor is reduced. Therefore, in order to reduce the discharge current and improve the transmittance,
It is conceivable to reduce the area of the protruding portion of the transparent electrode film, for example, reduce its width. However, a transparent conductive film having a long narrow protrusion has a problem that defects such as disconnection are likely to occur during its formation. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a plasma display panel having no electrode defects and improved reliability.
【００１１】[0011]
【０００５】[0005]
【００１２】[0012]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、上述の課題を
解決するためになされたものであり、請求項１記載の面
放電型プラズマディスプレイパネルは、放電空間を挟む
一対の基板の表示面側の基板の内面に、水平空間に伸長
する複数の電極対を有し、電極対の少なくとも一方は、
水平方向に伸長する本体部と画素発光領域毎に、本体部
から垂直方向に突出する突出部とからなる透明導電膜と
その導電性を補う金属膜とで構成されてなる面放電型プ
ラズマディスプレイであって、金属膜は、透明導電膜の
本体部及び突出部上に積層され、かつ突出部上の金属膜
は、突出部より細幅であることを特徴とする。The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a surface discharge type plasma display panel according to claim 1 is a display surface of a pair of substrates sandwiching a discharge space. The inner surface of the substrate on the side has a plurality of electrode pairs extending in a horizontal space, at least one of the electrode pairs,
A surface discharge type plasma display comprising a transparent conductive film consisting of a main body extending in the horizontal direction and a protruding portion protruding in the vertical direction from the main body for each pixel light emitting region, and a metal film complementing the conductivity. It is characterized in that the metal film is laminated on the main body portion and the protruding portion of the transparent conductive film, and the metal film on the protruding portion is narrower than the protruding portion.
【００１３】[0013]
【０００６】[0006]
【００１４】[0014]
【作用】本発明による面放電型プラズマディスプレイパ
ネルは、放電空間を挟む一対の基板の表示面側の基板の
内面に、水平空間に伸長する複数の電極対を有し、電極
対の少なくとも一方は、水平方向に伸長する本体部と画
素発光領域毎に、本体部から垂直方向に突出する突出部
とからなる透明導電膜とその導電性を補う金属膜とで構
成されてなる面放電型プラズマディスプレイであって、
金属膜は、透明導電膜の本体部及び突出部上に積層さ
れ、かつ突出部上の金属膜は、突出部より細幅で構成し
たので、電極不良のない信頼性の向上したプラズマディ
スプレイパネルを提供することができる。The surface discharge type plasma display panel according to the present invention has a plurality of electrode pairs extending in the horizontal space on the inner surface of the substrate on the display surface side of the pair of substrates sandwiching the discharge space, and at least one of the electrode pairs is provided. , A surface discharge type plasma display comprising a transparent conductive film composed of a main body extending in the horizontal direction and a protruding portion protruding in the vertical direction from the main body for each pixel light emitting region, and a metal film complementing the conductivity. And
Since the metal film is laminated on the main body portion and the protruding portion of the transparent conductive film, and the metal film on the protruding portion is made narrower than the protruding portion, a plasma display panel with no electrode defect and improved reliability is provided. Can be provided.
【００１５】[0015]
【０００７】[0007]
【００１６】[0016]
【実施例】本発明による実施例を図１及び図２を用いて
説明する。尚、従来例と同一の部分には同一の符号を付
してある。Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those of the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals.
【００１７】本発明によるＰＤＰは、図１に示すように
前面ガラス基板部１４と背面ガラス基板部１５とで構成
されている。The PDP according to the present invention comprises a front glass substrate portion 14 and a rear glass substrate portion 15 as shown in FIG.
【００１８】表示面側の前面ガラス基板８面上には複数
対向配置された一対のサステイン電極１が形成されてい
る。このサステイン電極１は透明電極層から成る透明電
極２と、透明電極の導電性を補うために設けられた金属
膜から成るバス電極４によって構成されている。また、
サステイン電極１の面上には保護層としての誘電体層６
が覆われ、更にＭｇＯ層７によって覆われている。On the surface of the front glass substrate 8 on the display surface side, a plurality of sustain electrodes 1 are formed so as to face each other. The sustain electrode 1 is composed of a transparent electrode 2 made of a transparent electrode layer and a bus electrode 4 made of a metal film provided to supplement the conductivity of the transparent electrode. Also,
A dielectric layer 6 as a protective layer is formed on the surface of the sustain electrode 1.
, And further covered with the MgO layer 7.
【００１９】[0019]
【０００８】一方、背面側の背面ガラス基板１０面上に
はサステイン電極１と直交する方向に複数のアドレス電
極１１が配置され、夫々のアドレス電極１１間を帯状の
隔壁（リブ）１３によって分離されている。また、アド
レス電極１１の面上には赤色（Ｒ）、緑色（Ｇ）、青色
（Ｂ）の３原色の蛍光体１２が順次塗布されている。On the other hand, a plurality of address electrodes 11 are arranged on the surface of the rear glass substrate 10 on the rear side in a direction orthogonal to the sustain electrodes 1, and each address electrode 11 is separated by a band-shaped partition wall (rib) 13. ing. Further, phosphors 12 of three primary colors of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) are sequentially applied on the surface of the address electrode 11.
【００２０】上述した前面ガラス基板部１４と背面ガラ
ス基板部１５は対向配置され、隔壁１３間に設けられた
放電空間９にネオンとキセノンを混合した放電ガスを注
入し封入される。The front glass substrate portion 14 and the rear glass substrate portion 15 described above are arranged so as to face each other, and a discharge gas containing neon and xenon is injected and sealed in the discharge space 9 provided between the partition walls 13.
【００２１】本発明による実施例ではサステイン電極１
を図２に示す構造にしている。In the embodiment according to the present invention, the sustain electrode 1
Has the structure shown in FIG.
【００２２】図２において、透明電極２は画素発光領域
３毎に対向する本体部２ａの一部を互いに突出させた突
出部２ｂを設けている。この突出部２ｂの幅Ｗは放電電
流と透過率の関係で最適な寸法に設定している。In FIG. 2, the transparent electrode 2 is provided with protruding portions 2b which are formed by protruding parts of the main body portion 2a facing each other for each pixel light emitting region 3. The width W of the protrusion 2b is set to an optimum dimension in consideration of the discharge current and the transmittance.
【００２３】[0023]
【０００９】また、透明電極２の導電性を補うために設
けられた金属膜から成るバス電極４は透明電極２の本体
部２ａ及び突出部２ｂに積層成形され、且つ突出部２ｂ
上のバス電極４の幅は、突出部の幅Ｗより細幅にしてい
る。The bus electrode 4 made of a metal film provided to supplement the conductivity of the transparent electrode 2 is laminated and formed on the main body portion 2a and the protruding portion 2b of the transparent electrode 2, and the protruding portion 2b.
The width of the upper bus electrode 4 is smaller than the width W of the protruding portion.
【００２４】このバス電極４は透明電極２上にアルミニ
ウム−銅合金又はアルミニウム／クロムの積層構造から
なる金属膜を蒸着又はスパッタリングにより形成し、そ
の上にポジ型のフォトレジストを塗布し、突出部２ｂの
幅Ｗより細幅に構成した電極パターン用マスクを介して
露光・現像し、露光・現像されたフォトレジストをマス
クとして金属膜をエッチングすることによりバス電極４
が形成される。The bus electrode 4 is formed by forming a metal film having a laminated structure of aluminum-copper alloy or aluminum / chromium on the transparent electrode 2 by vapor deposition or sputtering, and applying a positive photoresist on the metal film to form a protrusion. The bus electrode 4 is exposed and developed through an electrode pattern mask having a width smaller than the width W of 2b, and the metal film is etched using the exposed and developed photoresist as a mask.
Is formed.
【００２５】[0025]
【００１０】ＰＤＰにおいて、バス電極４は蛍光体１２
から発射された光を反射又は吸収するものなので、画素
発光領域３内に配置されているバス電極４は発光面の開
口部５を制限している。しかし、バス電極４を透明電極
２の突出部２ｂ上に配置する場合、上記の要因を考慮
し、突出部の幅Ｗより細幅に設定することによって、発
光効率が低下することはない。In the PDP, the bus electrode 4 is a phosphor 12
Since the light emitted from is reflected or absorbed, the bus electrode 4 arranged in the pixel light emitting region 3 limits the opening 5 of the light emitting surface. However, when the bus electrode 4 is disposed on the protruding portion 2b of the transparent electrode 2, the luminous efficiency is not reduced by setting the width smaller than the width W of the protruding portion in consideration of the above factors.
【００２６】[0026]
【００１１】[0011]
【００２７】[0027]
【発明の効果】本発明による面放電型プラズマディスプ
レイパネルは、放電空間を挟む一対の基板の表示面側の
基板の内面に、水平空間に伸長する複数の電極対を有
し、電極対の少なくとも一方は、水平方向に伸長する本
体部と画素発光領域毎に、本体部から垂直方向に突出す
る突出部とからなる透明導電膜とその導電性を補う金属
膜とで構成されてなる面放電型プラズマディスプレイで
あって、金属膜は、透明導電膜の本体部及び突出部上に
積層され、かつ突出部上の金属膜は、突出部より細幅で
構成したので、透明電極層の突出部が形成時に、断線等
の欠陥が発生しても透明導電膜上に積層された金属膜に
よって接続されているため、電極不良のない信頼性の向
上したプラズマディスプレイパネルを提供することがで
きる。The surface discharge type plasma display panel according to the present invention has a plurality of electrode pairs extending in the horizontal space on the inner surface of the substrate on the display surface side of the pair of substrates sandwiching the discharge space, and at least the electrode pair. One is a surface discharge type which is composed of a transparent conductive film composed of a main body extending in the horizontal direction and a protruding portion protruding in the vertical direction from the main body for each pixel light emitting region, and a metal film for supplementing the conductivity. In the plasma display, the metal film is laminated on the main body portion and the protruding portion of the transparent conductive film, and the metal film on the protruding portion is made narrower than the protruding portion. Even if a defect such as disconnection occurs at the time of formation, the connection is made by the metal film laminated on the transparent conductive film, so that it is possible to provide a plasma display panel having no electrode defect and improved reliability.
【図１】本発明によるＰＤＰの部分側面の断面図であ
る。FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a partial side surface of a PDP according to the present invention.
【図２】本発明によるＰＤＰのサステイン電極の部分平
面図である。FIG. 2 is a partial plan view of a sustain electrode of a PDP according to the present invention.
【図３】従来例におけるＰＤＰのサステイン電極の部分
平面図である。FIG. 3 is a partial plan view of a sustain electrode of a PDP in a conventional example.
１・・・サステイン電極 ２・・・透明電極 ２ａ・・透明電極の本体部 ２ｂ・・透明電極の突出部 ３・・・画素発光領域 ４・・・バス電極 ５・・・開口部 ６・・・誘電体層 ７・・・ＭｇＯ層 ８・・・前面ガラス基板 ９・・・放電空間 １０・・背面ガラス基板 １１・・アドレス電極 １２・・蛍光体 １３・・隔壁 １４・・前面ガラス基板部 １５・・背面ガラス基板部 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Sustain electrode 2 ... Transparent electrode 2a ... Main part of transparent electrode 2b ... Protruding part of transparent electrode 3 ... Pixel emission region 4 ... Bus electrode 5 ... Opening 6 -Dielectric layer 7 ... MgO layer 8 ... Front glass substrate 9 ... Discharge space 10 ... Back glass substrate 11 ... Address electrode 12 ... Phosphor 13 ... Partition wall 14 ... Front glass substrate part 15 ... Rear glass substrate
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【手続補正書】[Procedure amendment]
【提出日】平成８年１１月８日[Submission date] November 8, 1996
【手続補正１】[Procedure amendment 1]
【補正対象書類名】明細書[Document name to be amended] Statement
【補正対象項目名】発明の詳細な説明[Correction target item name] Detailed description of the invention
【補正方法】変更[Correction method] Change
【補正内容】[Correction contents]
【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention
【０００１】[0001]
【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、プラズマディスプレイ
装置のプラズマディスプレイパネルに関し、特に維持電
極の構造に関する。BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a plasma display panel of a plasma display device, and more particularly to a structure of sustain electrodes.
【０００２】[0002]
【従来の技術】従来より、マトリクス表示のプラズマデ
ィスプレイパネル（以下、ＰＤＰという）として、例え
ばＡＣ駆動方式の面放電型ＰＤＰが知られている。３電
極構成の面放電型ＰＤＰは、放電空間を挟んで対向する
一対の基板の表示面側となる基板の内面に、水平方向に
互いに平行に伸長する複数のサステイン電極対を設け、
サステイン電極対を誘電体層及びＭｇＯ層で覆い、一方
背面側の基板の内面には垂直方向に互いに平行に伸長す
る複数のアドレス電極を配置し、このアドレス電極間に
帯状のリブを設け、更にアドレス電極上を蛍光体層で覆
い、表示面側の基板と一体封止した構造となっている。2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a plasma display panel for matrix display (hereinafter referred to as PDP), for example, an AC drive type surface discharge PDP is known. A surface-discharge type PDP having a three-electrode structure is provided with a plurality of sustain electrode pairs extending in parallel to each other on the inner surface of the substrate, which is the display surface side of a pair of substrates facing each other across a discharge space.
The sustain electrode pair is covered with a dielectric layer and an MgO layer, and a plurality of address electrodes extending in parallel to each other in the vertical direction are arranged on the inner surface of the substrate on the back side, and strip-shaped ribs are provided between the address electrodes. The structure is such that the address electrodes are covered with a phosphor layer and integrally sealed with the substrate on the display surface side.
【０００３】図３は、従来の面放電型ＰＤＰのサステイ
ン電極対の構造を示す。図に示すように、サステイン電
極対１、１は、透明電極層からな透明電極２と、透明電
極２の導電性を補うために設けられた金属膜から成るバ
ス電極４で構成している。この透明電極２は水平方向に
伸長する本体部２ａと画素発光領域３面に本体部２ａか
ら突出する突出部２ｂとを有している。バス電極４は透
明電極２の本体部２ａ上に設けられている。FIG. 3 shows the structure of a sustain electrode pair of a conventional surface discharge PDP. As shown in the figure, the sustain electrode pairs 1 and 1 are composed of a transparent electrode 2 made of a transparent electrode layer and a bus electrode 4 made of a metal film provided to supplement the conductivity of the transparent electrode 2. The transparent electrode 2 has a main body 2a extending in the horizontal direction and a protrusion 2b protruding from the main body 2a on the surface of the pixel light emitting region 3. The bus electrode 4 is provided on the main body 2 a of the transparent electrode 2.
【０００４】[0004]
【発明が解決しようとする課題】ここで画素発光領域内
での透明導電膜の突出部の長さＬを長くすれば発光効率
が上がるが電極面積が大きくなりそれに応じて放電電流
も増大し、一方蛍光体からの可視光の透過率が減少す
る。そこで放電電流低減及び透過率の向上のためには、
透明電極膜の突出部の面積を減らす、例えばその幅を小
さくすることが考えられる。しかしながら、細幅の長い
突出部を有する透明導電膜はその形成時、断線等の欠陥
が発生しやすいという問題があった。本発明はかかる問
題を解決するためになされたものであり、電極不良のな
い信頼性の向上したプラズマディスプレイパネルを提供
することを目的とする。If the length L of the protruding portion of the transparent conductive film in the pixel light emitting region is increased, the light emission efficiency increases, but the electrode area increases and the discharge current increases accordingly. On the other hand, the transmittance of visible light from the phosphor is reduced. Therefore, in order to reduce the discharge current and improve the transmittance,
It is conceivable to reduce the area of the protruding portion of the transparent electrode film, for example, reduce its width. However, a transparent conductive film having a long narrow protrusion has a problem that defects such as disconnection are likely to occur during its formation. The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a plasma display panel having no electrode defects and improved reliability.
【０００５】[0005]
【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、上述の課題を
解決するためになされたものであり、請求項１記載の面
放電型プラズマディスプレイパネルは、放電空間を挟む
一対の基板の表示面側の基板の内面に、水平空間に伸長
する複数の電極対を有し、電極対の少なくとも一方は、
水平方向に伸長する本体部と画素発光領域毎に、本体部
から垂直方向に突出する突出部とからなる透明導電膜と
その導電性を補う金属膜とで構成されてなる面放電型プ
ラズマディスプレイであって、金属膜は、透明導電膜の
本体部及び突出部上に積層され、かつ突出部上の金属膜
は、突出部より細幅であることを特徴とする。The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and a surface discharge type plasma display panel according to claim 1 is a display surface of a pair of substrates sandwiching a discharge space. The inner surface of the substrate on the side has a plurality of electrode pairs extending in a horizontal space, at least one of the electrode pairs,
A surface discharge type plasma display comprising a transparent conductive film composed of a main body extending in the horizontal direction and a projection protruding in the vertical direction from the main body for each pixel light emitting region, and a metal film complementing the conductivity. It is characterized in that the metal film is laminated on the main body portion and the protruding portion of the transparent conductive film, and the metal film on the protruding portion is narrower than the protruding portion.
【０００６】[0006]
【作用】本発明による面放電型プラズマディスプレイパ
ネルは、放電空間を挟む一対の基板の表示面側の基板の
内面に、水平空間に伸長する複数の電極対を有し、電極
対の少なくとも一方は、水平方向に伸長する本体部と画
素発光領域毎に、本体部から垂直方向に突出する突出部
とからなる透明導電膜とその導電性を補う金属膜とで構
成されてなる面放電型プラズマディスプレイであって、
金属膜は、透明導電膜の本体部及び突出部上に積層さ
れ、かつ突出部上の金属膜は、突出部より細幅で構成し
たので、電極不良のない信頼性の向上したプラズマディ
スプレイパネルを提供することができる。The surface discharge type plasma display panel according to the present invention has a plurality of electrode pairs extending in the horizontal space on the inner surface of the substrate on the display surface side of the pair of substrates sandwiching the discharge space, and at least one of the electrode pairs is provided. , A surface discharge type plasma display comprising a transparent conductive film composed of a main body extending in the horizontal direction and a protruding portion protruding in the vertical direction from the main body for each pixel light emitting region, and a metal film complementing the conductivity. And
Since the metal film is laminated on the main body portion and the protruding portion of the transparent conductive film, and the metal film on the protruding portion is made narrower than the protruding portion, a plasma display panel with no electrode defect and improved reliability is provided. Can be provided.
【０００７】[0007]
【実施例】本発明による実施例を図１及び図２を用いて
説明する。尚、従来例と同一の部分には同一の符号を付
してある。本発明によるＰＤＰは、図１に示すように前
面ガラス基板部１４と背面ガラス基板部１５とで構成さ
れている。表示面側の前面ガラス基板８面上には複数対
向配置された一対のサステイン電極１が形成されてい
る。このサステイン電極１は透明電極層から成る透明電
極２と、透明電極の導電性を補うために設けられた金属
膜から成るバス電極４によって構成されている。また、
サステイン電極１の面上には保護層としての誘電体層６
が覆われ、更にＭｇＯ層７によって覆われている。Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The same parts as those of the conventional example are designated by the same reference numerals. The PDP according to the present invention comprises a front glass substrate portion 14 and a rear glass substrate portion 15 as shown in FIG. On the surface of the front glass substrate 8 on the display surface side, a plurality of sustain electrodes 1 are formed so as to face each other. The sustain electrode 1 is composed of a transparent electrode 2 made of a transparent electrode layer and a bus electrode 4 made of a metal film provided to supplement the conductivity of the transparent electrode. Also,
A dielectric layer 6 as a protective layer is formed on the surface of the sustain electrode 1.
, And further covered with the MgO layer 7.
【０００８】一方、背面側の背面ガラス基板１０面上に
はサステイン電極１と直交する方向に複数のアドレス電
極１１が配置され、夫々のアドレス電極１１間を帯状の
隔壁（リブ）１３によって分離されている。また、アド
レス電極１１の面上には赤色（Ｒ）、緑色（Ｇ）、青色
（Ｂ）の３原色の蛍光体１２が順次塗布されている。上
述した前面ガラス基板部１４と背面ガラス基板部１５は
対向配置され、隔壁１３間に設けられた放電空間９にネ
オンとキセノンを混合した放電ガスを注入し封入され
る。本発明による実施例ではサステイン電極１を図２に
示す構造にしている。図２において、透明電極２は画素
発光領域３毎に対向する本体部２ａの一部を互いに突出
させた突出部２ｂを設けている。この突出部２ｂの幅Ｗ
は放電電流と透過率の関係で最適な寸法に設定してい
る。On the other hand, a plurality of address electrodes 11 are arranged on the surface of the rear glass substrate 10 on the rear side in a direction orthogonal to the sustain electrodes 1, and each address electrode 11 is separated by a band-shaped partition wall (rib) 13. ing. Further, phosphors 12 of three primary colors of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) are sequentially applied on the surface of the address electrode 11. The front glass substrate portion 14 and the rear glass substrate portion 15 described above are arranged so as to face each other, and a discharge gas in which neon and xenon are mixed is injected and sealed in the discharge space 9 provided between the partition walls 13. In the embodiment according to the present invention, the sustain electrode 1 has the structure shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, the transparent electrode 2 is provided with protruding portions 2b in which parts of the main body portion 2a facing each other for each pixel light emitting region 3 are protruded from each other. The width W of this protrusion 2b
Is set to an optimum dimension in terms of the relationship between discharge current and transmittance.
【０００９】また、透明電極２の導電性を補うために設
けられた金属膜から成るバス電極４は透明電極２の本体
部２ａ及び突出部２ｂに積層成形され、且つ突出部２ｂ
上のバス電極４の幅は、突出部の幅Ｗより細幅にしてい
る。このバス電極４は透明電極２上にアルミニウム−銅
合金又はアルミニウム／クロムの積層構造からなる金属
膜を蒸着又はスパッタリングにより形成し、その上にポ
ジ型のフォトレジストを塗布し、突出部２ｂの幅Ｗより
細幅に構成した電極パターン用マスクを介して露光・現
像し、露光・現像されたフォトレジストをマスクとして
金属膜をエッチングすることによりバス電極４が形成さ
れる。The bus electrode 4 made of a metal film provided to supplement the conductivity of the transparent electrode 2 is laminated and formed on the main body portion 2a and the protruding portion 2b of the transparent electrode 2, and the protruding portion 2b.
The width of the upper bus electrode 4 is smaller than the width W of the protruding portion. The bus electrode 4 is formed by forming a metal film having a laminated structure of aluminum-copper alloy or aluminum / chromium on the transparent electrode 2 by vapor deposition or sputtering, and applying a positive photoresist on the metal film to form the width of the protrusion 2b. The bus electrode 4 is formed by exposing / developing through a mask for electrode pattern having a width narrower than W, and etching the metal film using the exposed / developed photoresist as a mask.
【００１０】ＰＤＰにおいて、バス電極４は蛍光体１２
から発射された光を反射又は吸収するものなので、画素
発光領域３内に配置されているバス電極４は発光面の開
口部５を制限している。しかし、バス電極４を透明電極
２の突出部２ｂ上に配置する場合、上記の要因を考慮
し、突出部の幅Ｗより細幅に設定することによって、発
光効率が低下することはない。In the PDP, the bus electrode 4 is a phosphor 12
Since the light emitted from is reflected or absorbed, the bus electrode 4 arranged in the pixel light emitting region 3 limits the opening 5 of the light emitting surface. However, when the bus electrode 4 is arranged on the protruding portion 2b of the transparent electrode 2, the luminous efficiency is not reduced by setting the width smaller than the width W of the protruding portion in consideration of the above factors.
【００１１】[0011]
【発明の効果】本発明による面放電型プラズマディスプ
レイパネルは、放電空間を挟む一対の基板の表示面側の
基板の内面に、水平空間に伸長する複数の電極対を有
し、電極対の少なくとも一方は、水平方向に伸長する本
体部と画素発光領域毎に、本体部から垂直方向に突出す
る突出部とからなる透明導電膜とその導電性を補う金属
膜とで構成されてなる面放電型プラズマディスプレイで
あって、金属膜は、透明導電膜の本体部及び突出部上に
積層され、かつ突出部上の金属膜は、突出部より細幅で
構成したので、透明電極層の突出部が形成時に、断線等
の欠陥が発生しても透明導電膜上に積層された金属膜に
よって接続されているため、電極不良のない信頼性の向
上したプラズマディスプレイパネルを提供することがで
きる。The surface discharge type plasma display panel according to the present invention has a plurality of electrode pairs extending in the horizontal space on the inner surface of the substrate on the display surface side of the pair of substrates sandwiching the discharge space, and at least the electrode pair. One is a surface discharge type which is composed of a transparent conductive film composed of a main body extending in the horizontal direction and a protruding portion protruding in the vertical direction from the main body for each pixel light emitting region, and a metal film for supplementing the conductivity. In the plasma display, the metal film is laminated on the main body portion and the protruding portion of the transparent conductive film, and the metal film on the protruding portion is made narrower than the protruding portion. Even if a defect such as disconnection occurs at the time of formation, the connection is made by the metal film laminated on the transparent conductive film, so that it is possible to provide a plasma display panel having no electrode defect and improved reliability.
Claims (1)
基板の内面に、水平空間に伸長する複数の電極対を有
し、前記電極対の少なくとも一方は、水平方向に伸長す
る本体部と画素発光領域毎に、前記本体部から垂直方向
に突出する突出部とからなる透明導電膜とその導電性を
補う金属膜とで構成されてなる面放電型プラズマディス
プレイであって、前記金属膜は、前記透明導電膜の本体
部及び突出部上に積層され、かつ突出部上の金属膜は、
突出部より細幅であることを特徴とする面放電型プラズ
マディスプレイパネル。 【０００１】1. A body part having a plurality of electrode pairs extending in a horizontal space on the inner surface of the substrate on the display surface side of the pair of substrates sandwiching the discharge space, and at least one of the electrode pairs extending in the horizontal direction. And a metal film that complements the conductivity of the transparent conductive film, and a metal film that supplements the conductivity of the transparent conductive film and the metal film that complements the conductivity. Is laminated on the main body and the protrusion of the transparent conductive film, and the metal film on the protrusion is
A surface discharge type plasma display panel characterized by being narrower than a protrusion. [0001]
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