WO2006019031A1 - プラズマディスプレイパネルとその製造方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a plasma display panel and a method for manufacturing the same, and relates to a reduction in discharge sustaining voltage and the like in PDP driving and a longer life of PDP.
- a plasma display panel (hereinafter referred to as “PDP”).
- the PDP has a direct current type (DC type) and an alternating current type (AC type).
- the AC type PDP has high technical potential due to its large size. Discharge PDP is in the limelight!
- the structure of the surface discharge AC type PDP will be described with reference to FIG. 11.
- the front plate 702 and the back plate 703 are opposed to each other with the discharge space interposed therebetween. .
- the front plate 702 has a display electrode pair 704 composed of a scan (scan) electrode 705 and a sustain (sustain) electrode 706 on the main surface of the glass substrate 710 on the discharge space side.
- the dielectric layer 707 and the protective film 708 are sequentially stacked, and are arranged to face each other with the gap 0 between the scan electrode 705 and the sustain electrode 706 force 50 111] to 100 111], and each of the scan electrode 705 and the sustain electrode 706 has a force.
- It is composed of transparent electrodes 755 and 756 and a bus electrode 709.
- a metal bus electrode 709 having a narrow width and a thickness of 5 to 6 [m] is disposed on each main surface of the transparent electrodes 755 and 756, a metal bus electrode 709 having a narrow width and a thickness of 5 to 6 [m] is disposed.
- the bus electrode 709 is provided, for example, through a thick film process in which an Ag paste is stacked while being printed and applied, and then fired.
- the dielectric layer 707 is formed through a thick film process in which a low melting point glass paste mainly composed of a lead-based glass material is applied by a printing method and then baked. ⁇ m] is set!
- the relative dielectric constant ⁇ is about 13.
- the protective film 708 is mainly made of MgO, which has a thickness of several hundreds [nm] and has high electrical insulation. Ingredients.
- a region where the one display electrode pair 704 and one data electrode 712 constituting the back plate 703 intersect three-dimensionally is called a discharge cell, and the region shown in FIG. 11 corresponds to the discharge cell.
- the display electrode pair 704 directly contributes to the image display of the PDP, and the data electrode 712 is an electrode for selecting a discharge cell that is an image display unit, and emits light in the image display. Does not contribute directly.
- a plurality of discharge cells which are image display units, are arranged in a matrix to form a PDP.
- the PDP is equipped with a known drive circuit, control circuit, and the like to form a PDP device.
- the above PDP has three operating periods: (1) Initialization period in which all display cells are initialized; (2) Each discharge cell is addressed and a display state corresponding to input data is selected for each cell 'The address is composed of the data writing period to be input, and (3) the sustain discharge period for causing the discharge cells in the display state to emit light, and the display is driven by the display separation drive method.
- each of the scan electrode 705 and the sustain electrode 706 is a discharge cell in which wall charges are formed corresponding to the input data in the write period of (2).
- a rectangular wave voltage of about 200 [V] is applied to the electrodes so that the phases are different from each other. That is, by applying an AC voltage between the pair of display electrodes, a pulse discharge is generated each time the voltage polarity changes in the discharge cell in which the display state is written.
- Xenon is excited by the sustain discharge, and excited xenon force ultraviolet light is emitted, and the ultraviolet light is converted into visible light by the phosphor layer 715 to display an image.
- the bus electrode 709 and the dielectric layer 707 are formed through a thick film process including a baking process, and the baking process is performed at a high temperature of 500 to 600 [° C]. This is a process, and the burned burner contained in the paste may remain on the bus electrode 709 after firing.
- the dielectric layer 707 has a low withstand voltage of about 2.5 ⁇ 10 5 [VZcm]. Thus, a thin region is generated, and the dielectric strength of the dielectric layer 707 in the PDP is low. Then, dielectric breakdown is likely to occur in the dielectric layer 707 when a high voltage is applied during the initialization period in the PDP operation period described above.
- the first layer with Al O force coated directly on the double layered electrode of Cr and Cu by vacuum deposition the second layer with glass power containing 80% SiO, and the second layer with Al O force.
- a dielectric layer that does not occur can be formed.
- a dielectric layer composed of a lower layer made of a metal oxide formed on the electrode by a vacuum process such as CVD, sputtering, and vapor deposition, and an upper layer made of a dielectric glass force formed on the lower layer.
- a vacuum process such as CVD, sputtering, and vapor deposition
- an upper layer made of a dielectric glass force formed on the lower layer.
- a fine electrode pair is disposed in the gap D as a means for reducing the power consumption by reducing the discharge start voltage and the sustain discharge voltage. ing.
- an auxiliary electrode (trigger electrode) pair is arranged in a gap sandwiched between a scan electrode and a sustain electrode, and each auxiliary electrode is located at the center of the discharge cell from the end of the discharge cell.
- a device having a wing portion at the center so as to have a large area is disclosed.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view of a principal part showing a part of the display electrode pair of the PDP, as viewed from the back plate side (not shown), and the region surrounded by the two-dot chain line corresponds to the discharge cell. .
- the discharge delay time can be controlled, the discharge delay can be reduced, and the sustain discharge can be reliably started even when the discharge start voltage is lowered. I can expect that.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 55-143754
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-7217
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-236895
- Patent Document 4 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 04-4542
- Patent Document 1 does not show any contribution of the invention with respect to withstand voltage, discharge start voltage, and light emission efficiency, and three layers of different materials are vacuum deposited or sputtered. Therefore, different target materials and different film deposition conditions are required to form each layer, making it a complex thin film process that is reliably and stably manufactured. Difficult to do. Furthermore, SiO (80%
- the dielectric layer still has a low density and a low withstand voltage, it is necessary to increase the film thickness of the dielectric layer in order to improve the withstand voltage.
- a discharge cell As a discharge cell, a high discharge start voltage and a sustain discharge voltage are required. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to improve luminous efficiency.
- metal oxides such as MgO that form the protective film are water (H 2 O) and diacid carbon (CO).
- PDP with a protective film mainly composed of MgO that has been transformed into a hydroxide compound or a carbonate compound due to its properties, compared to a PDP with a protective film mainly composed of MgO. Since the electron emission efficiency is low, there is a problem that the discharge start voltage becomes high and the sputter resistance is lowered.
- the discharge start voltage for reliably starting the sustain discharge is about 180 [V], which is still high, in response to the demand for reducing the power consumption of the PDP. Is insufficient.
- the discharge delay can be reduced, the sustain discharge can be surely started even if the discharge start voltage is lowered.
- the discharge delay can be reduced, while the auxiliary discharge is reduced. Since the voltage value is set so that the discharge occurs in the main display electrode pair 802 at the same time as the discharge occurs in the display electrode pair 801, it is necessary to set a high voltage value for generating the sustain discharge as a result.
- the discharge start voltage is as high as about 180 [V], which is insufficient for the power consumption reduction requirement required for the PDP.
- the present invention has been made in view of such a problem.
- a PDP capable of reducing the discharge start voltage and the discharge sustaining voltage and improving the light emission efficiency, and a stable quality by improving the life of the PDP. It aims at providing the manufacturing method of PDP which can be manufactured by.
- the present invention employs the following means in order to solve the above problems.
- a pair of substrates are arranged opposite to each other with the discharge space interposed therebetween, and a plurality of display electrode pairs are extended and arranged on the main surface of the discharge space on one substrate.
- the display electrode pair includes a first electrode and a second electrode, and each of the first electrode and the second electrode is provided on a strip-shaped transparent electrode and a main surface on the discharge space side of the transparent electrode, and the transparent electrode
- the dielectric layer is laminated on the main surface of the one discharge space side of the one substrate so as to cover the display electrode pair.
- the dielectric layer has a thickness of 1.0 10 6 [ ⁇ ]. 111] to 1. OX 10 7 [VZcm] or less is provided.
- the plasma display includes a step of stacking a dielectric layer on the main surface of the substrate, and a step of transporting or storing the substrate on which the dielectric layer is laminated.
- the reduced pressure state was maintained from the dielectric layer lamination step to the dielectric layer laminated substrate transport / storage step.
- the step of laminating the dielectric layer on the main surface of the substrate, the step of laminating the protective film on the main surface of the dielectric layer, and the layer of protective film are laminated.
- a plasma display including a step of transporting or storing the substrate. With respect to the manufacturing method of the lay panel, the reduced pressure state was maintained from the protective film lamination step to the protective film laminated substrate transport 'storage step.
- the main surface is provided with a substrate on which a display electrode pair composed of a first electrode and a second electrode is extended, and the display electrode pair is extended in the extending direction.
- the first electrode and the second electrode are respectively connected to a strip-shaped base and the base to the other base for each discharge cell. A plurality of projecting portions formed to project.
- the PDP of the present invention has a configuration in which the protruding portion side force facing the protruding portion of the different electrode is formed with a polygonal or curved outline over a plane parallel to the main surface of the band-like base portion. .
- the protrusions adjacent to the same electrode have the same protrusion length of the base force, and a pair of protrusions.
- the tip portion is inclined with respect to the width direction of the band-shaped base so that the center lines of the projections constituting the pair of projections intersect each other ahead of the tip of the projection. .
- the gap between the protrusions constituting the pair of protrusions is made narrower on the tip end side of the protrusion than on the base side.
- each of the first electrode and the second electrode is composed of a strip-shaped base portion and a protruding portion formed to protrude toward the other base portion of the base force
- the base is composed of a bus electrode and a transparent electrode
- the protruding portion of the first electrode and the protruding portion of the second electrode have an acute-angle shape or a curved line in a plane whose tip is parallel to the main surface of the base.
- the bus electrode force was also branched to form a contour, and the bus electrode was made of the same material as the bus electrode.
- the dielectric layer has a withstand voltage of 1. OX 10 6 [VZcm] or higher and 1.0 X 10 7 [VZcm] or lower. Since the dielectric breakdown voltage of the dielectric layer in the PDP is approximately 2.5 X 10 5 [V / cm], the dielectric layer has a higher dielectric strength while maintaining a higher dielectric strength than the conventional PDP. Can be thinned.
- the thickness of the dielectric layer can be reduced, so that the electric field strength can be improved and the sustain discharge can be reduced even if the sustain discharge voltage is reduced. It is easy to generate.
- the discharge start voltage and the sustain discharge voltage can be reduced and the luminous efficiency can be improved.
- the dielectric layer has a history of being formed by a chemical vapor deposition method (CVD method) and contains Si atoms and O atoms as main components, it is compared with the conventional PDP. It is preferable because the density can be easily improved, made dense and thin, and the dielectric strength of the dielectric layer can be easily set within the above range.
- CVD method chemical vapor deposition method
- the dielectric layer has a history formed by inductively coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition (ICP — CVD method)
- the dielectric layer can be formed at a higher speed than the conventional PDP. It is preferable to have high mass productivity.
- the dielectric layer is formed in the range of relative permittivity ⁇ force 3 ⁇ 4 or more and 5 or less, and the thickness d of the dielectric layer is 1 [m] or more and 10 [ ⁇ m] or less! Therefore, the withstand voltage can be maintained while making the dielectric layer thinner than the conventional PDP, and the dielectric layer is thinner than the conventional PDP, so that the transmittance is improved and the substrate is warped. This can be reduced, which is preferable.
- the ratio of the relative dielectric constant ⁇ of the dielectric layer ⁇ to the thickness d of the dielectric layer ( ⁇ Zd) is set to be not less than 0.1 and not more than 0.3, an increase in capacitance can be suppressed. In addition, it is possible to suppress an excessive discharge current from exceeding a discharge current that is necessary and sufficient for the generation of the sustain discharge.
- each of the first electrode and the second electrode is composed of a belt-like base portion and a plurality of protrusion portions that protrude from the base portion toward the other base portion for each discharge cell.
- the electric potential concentrates in the plurality of protrusions in the discharge cell, and the electrolytic strength is improved in the discharge space compared to the conventional PDP. Great effect.
- the electric field strength in the discharge space is further improved as compared with the one having only one pair of protrusions.
- the discharge can be easily started, and even if the discharge start voltage is lowered, the sustain discharge can be surely started, and the above effect is further increased.
- the protruding portion of the first electrode and the protruding portion of the second electrode are arranged in an opposed state, and between the protruding portions of the two protruding portions in the opposed state.
- the protrusion length is adjusted to be symmetrical between adjacent protrusions, or there are three or more pairs facing each other, the protrusions of the pair located at the center of the discharge cell Adjust the projecting length of the projecting part to be longer for the pair located near the ends of the discharge cell with the shortest projecting length, and conversely, the projecting length of the projecting part of the set located in the center of the discharge cell.
- the length of the projecting portion is adjusted so that the length of the projecting portion becomes shorter as the length of the longest discharge cell is located near both ends, the above effect is great because the projecting length is regularly adjusted.
- the aperture ratio is improved for each discharge cell, and the PDP of the present invention is high. It is preferable because it gives a fine color.
- the protrusion side facing the protrusion of the different electrode is formed with a polygonal or curved outline on a plane parallel to the main surface of the belt-like base, power is supplied to the first electrode and the second electrode.
- the sustain discharge is performed, the potential concentrates at the projecting portion and the potential further concentrates at the projecting portion side, the electric field strength in the discharge space is further increased, and the discharge is surely started even at a low voltage. The above effect is great because there are multiple locations where discharge can be started reliably.
- a pair of protrusions adjacent to each other are paired so that the protrusion length of the base force is the same, and a pair of protrusions constituting each pair
- Each tip of the projecting part was formed to have a polygonal or curved outline on a plane parallel to the main surface of the base, and any one of the above characteristics ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 3> was given
- the equipotential lines are connected between the tips of the adjacent protrusions on the same electrode, and the equipotential lines protrude to the other electrode side, so that the discharge distance becomes shorter. The discharge starting voltage can be reduced, and the above effect is great.
- the bus electrode has a history of aluminum (A1) and neodymium (Nd) as main components and formed in a vacuum or under reduced pressure, it has a lower resistance and a film than the conventional PDP.
- the thickness can be reduced, and even if a thin dielectric layer is laminated so as to cover the bus electrode, it is possible to suppress a difference in thickness in the dielectric layer. It is possible to reduce the thickness of the film and to suppress the occurrence of migration during driving.
- the base parts is composed of a bus electrode and a transparent electrode
- the protruding part is branched from the bus electrode and formed of the same kind of material as the bus electrode, a nos electrode
- the protrusions can be formed, and the microfabrication process used in the formation of the bus electrode can also be used in the formation of the protrusions.
- the electrical resistance up to can be reduced.
- Each of the first electrode and the second electrode is composed of a belt-like base portion and a protruding portion formed so as to protrude toward the other base portion.
- the projecting portion of the first electrode and the projecting portion of the second electrode are formed so as to have an acute-angled contour on a plane parallel to the main surface of the base portion.
- the protruding portion can be formed simultaneously with the bus electrode, and the bus electrode force can also reduce the electrical resistance to the tip of the protruding portion, thus reducing the power consumption of the PDP and achieving high definition.
- the protective film contains MgO as a main component, is laminated on the discharge space side main surface of the dielectric layer in a vacuum or under reduced pressure, and is in a vacuum or reduced pressure state until the pair of substrates are bonded to each other.
- impurities in the protective film are suppressed compared to the conventional PDP, so that the secondary electron emission coefficient of the protective film and the sputter resistance are improved.
- the discharge start voltage can be lowered and the spatter resistance can be further improved, and the luminous efficiency and reliability can be further improved, which is preferable.
- the PDP can be made thinner and lighter than the conventional PDP.
- the substrate is made of a plastic material, the weight can be further reduced, which is preferable.
- the dielectric layer stacking step to the dielectric layer stacking substrate transport 'storage step to maintain a reduced pressure state or the protective film stacking step to the protective film stacking substrate transport' In order to maintain a reduced pressure state until the storage step, the formed dielectric layer or protective film does not come into contact with the atmosphere, that is, it suppresses the adsorption of impurity gases compared to the conventional PDP manufacturing method. Can do.
- the PDP manufacturing method of the present invention has a simpler manufacturing process than the PDP manufacturing method of Patent Document 1, and can improve the quality and reliability of the PDP.
- the substrate is a front substrate, impurity gas is not adsorbed on the dielectric layer or protective film formed on the front substrate, and there are many factors that shorten the life of the PDP, especially on the front plate. Is big.
- a display electrode forming step for forming a display electrode on the main surface of the substrate is provided, and in the display electrode forming step, a sub-step for forming a transparent electrode in a strip shape And a sub-step of forming a bus electrode in a strip shape on the main surface of the transparent electrode, and in the sub-step of forming the bus electrode, a vacuum film forming process method using a material mainly composed of aluminum and neodymium.
- the bus electrode can be formed using a material mainly composed of aluminum and neodymium so that a bus electrode having a lower resistance than that of the conventional one can be formed.
- a bus electrode having a small thickness can be formed, and even if the dielectric layer is formed so as to cover the bus electrode, a difference in the thickness distribution of the dielectric layer is suppressed. Can, it is possible to suppress dielectric breakdown definitive in the dielectric layer, the effect is large.
- the bus electrode can be formed by a low temperature process, and the vacuum film forming process is a low temperature process. Since it is a preferred material and contains aluminum, it is preferable to pattern the bus electrode by dry etching because it can be performed by a low temperature process.
- the method is a low temperature process by forming by a vacuum film forming method, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of warping and cracking of the substrate or the like that occurs in a high temperature process, The above effect is great.
- the vacuum film forming process method In the protective film stacking step, when the protective film is stacked by the vacuum film forming process method using a material containing Mg atoms and O atoms as main components, the vacuum film forming process method must be a low temperature process. Therefore, in the protective film stacking step, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of warping and cracking of the substrate and the like caused by the high temperature process, and the above effect is great.
- a data electrode forming step for forming a data electrode on the main surface of the back substrate is provided, and after transporting in the dielectric layer stacking substrate transport 'storage step And a step of standing a partition wall on the main surface of the dielectric layer. And a step of forming a phosphor layer from the side surface of the partition wall to the main surface of the dielectric layer, and when maintaining a reduced pressure state from the dielectric layer stacking step to the phosphor layer forming step, The above effect is great because the impurity gas is not adsorbed on the dielectric layer formed on the substrate.
- the bus electrode is mainly composed of aluminum and neodymium.
- the data electrode can be formed with a small thickness, and a dielectric is formed so as to cover the data electrode. Even if the body layer is formed
- the data electrode can be formed by a low temperature process, and the vacuum film formation process is a low temperature process. Since it is a preferable material and contains aluminum, it is preferable to perform patterning of the data electrode by dry etching because it can be performed at a low temperature process.
- the method is a low temperature process by forming by a vacuum film forming method, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of warping and cracking of a substrate or the like that occurs in a high temperature process, The above effect is great.
- the dielectric layer laminating step when laminating the dielectric layer using the CVD method, the dielectric layer is laminated at a higher density than in the conventional PDP manufacturing method. Since the dielectric layer can be densely laminated and the dielectric layer can be laminated with a high withstand voltage, a PDP having a dielectric layer having a withstand voltage in the above range can be easily manufactured. Can do. Therefore, in such a case, the dielectric layer can be laminated thinner than in the conventional PDP manufacturing method, and a PDP in which the electric field strength in the discharge space is stronger than that in the conventional PDP during driving can be manufactured. Therefore, a PDP having high discharge efficiency capable of reducing the discharge sustaining voltage and the discharge starting voltage can be manufactured, which is preferable.
- a dielectric layer can be stacked at high speed, which is preferable.
- each of the first electrode and the second electrode is composed of a band-shaped base portion and a plurality of protruding portions formed to protrude from the base portion toward the other base portion for each discharge cell.
- the PDP of the present invention it is possible to provide a plurality of locations where discharge is likely to start, and the electric field strength in the discharge space is further improved compared to the discharge cell having only one pair of protrusions, and the discharge Makes it easier to start.
- the sustain discharge can be surely started, and the discharge start voltage and the sustain discharge voltage can be reduced.
- the discharge start voltage and the sustain discharge voltage for starting sustain discharge reliably can be reduced. Power consumption can be reduced.
- the protruding portion of the first electrode and the protruding portion of the second electrode are arranged in an opposed state, and between the protruding portions of the two protruding portions in the opposed state.
- the protrusion length is adjusted to be symmetrical between adjacent protrusions, or there are three or more pairs facing each other, the protrusions of the pair located at the center of the discharge cell
- the protrusion length of the protrusion becomes longer as the pair located near both ends of the discharge cell with the shortest protrusion length.
- the aperture ratio is improved for each discharge cell, and the PDP of the present invention is high. It is preferable because it gives a fine color.
- the protrusion side facing the protrusion of the different electrode is formed with a polygonal or curved outline on a plane parallel to the main surface of the belt-like base, power is supplied to the first electrode and the second electrode.
- the sustain discharge is performed, the potential concentrates at the projecting portion and the potential further concentrates at the projecting portion side, so that the discharge can be reliably started even at a low voltage. Since there are multiple places where discharge can be reliably started, the above effect is great.
- a pair of protrusions adjacent to each other in the same electrode are paired so that the protrusion length of the base force is the same, and each pair of protrusions constituting the pair has a pair of protrusions.
- Each tip of the projecting part was formed to have a polygonal or curved outline on a plane parallel to the main surface of the base, and any one of the above characteristics ⁇ 1> to ⁇ 3> was given In this case, equipotential lines are connected between the tips of adjacent protrusions in the same electrode, and the equipotential line protrudes to the other electrode side, so that the discharge distance is shortened between different electrodes. Therefore, the discharge start voltage can be further reduced, and the above effect is great.
- the base parts When at least one of the base parts is composed of a bus electrode and a transparent electrode, and the protruding part is branched from the bus electrode and formed of the same kind of material as the bus electrode, a nose electrode is formed.
- the protrusions can be formed at the same time, and the microfabrication process used in the formation of the bus electrode can also be used in the formation of the protrusions. The electrical resistance from the electrode cover to the protrusion can be reduced.
- the PDP that works according to the present invention can be easily manufactured, and it is possible to realize a PDP with improved responsiveness while facilitating the reduction of the discharge cell size, and also has the above-mentioned effects. be able to.
- each of the first electrode and the second electrode is constituted by a band-shaped base portion and a protruding portion formed to protrude from the base portion toward the other base portion, and the base portion is Consists of a bus electrode and a transparent electrode.
- the protruding portion of the first electrode and the protruding portion of the second electrode have an acute-angled outline on the plane parallel to the main surface of the base.
- the bus electrode is branched and formed of the same kind of material as the bus electrode, the potential concentrates at the protruding portion and further concentrates at the tip thereof. Electrolytic strength is strengthened, sustain discharge can be reliably started even at low voltage, the protrusion can be formed at the same time as the bus electrode, and the electrical resistance from the bus electrode cap to the tip of the protrusion Can be reduced.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing a configuration of a discharge cell of PDP 1 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a process flowchart conceptual diagram of a method for producing PDP 1 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing a process of creating front plate 2 in the method for manufacturing PDP 1 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual cross-sectional view showing a process of creating back plate 3 in the method for manufacturing PDP 1 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 (a) is a cross-sectional view of the main part showing the configuration of the PDP in Embodiment 3 and FIG. 5 (b) is a main part corresponding to the cross section taken along the YY plane in FIG. 5 (a). It is sectional drawing.
- FIG. 6] (a) is a plan view of relevant parts showing a part of a PDP discharge cell in variation 1 of Embodiment 3, and (b) is a plan view of relevant parts in which a part thereof is enlarged. .
- FIG. 7 (a) is a plan view of relevant parts showing a part of a PDP discharge cell in variation 2 of Embodiment 3, and (b) is a plan view of relevant parts in which a part thereof is enlarged. .
- FIG. 8 (a) is a plan view of relevant parts showing a part of a PDP discharge cell in variation 3 of embodiment 3, and (b) is a plan view of relevant parts showing another aspect of variation 3. And (c) is an enlarged plan view of a main part thereof.
- FIG. 9 (a) is a plan view of relevant parts showing a part of a PDP discharge cell in Embodiment 4, and FIG. 9 (b) is a plan view of relevant parts in which a part thereof is enlarged.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view of relevant parts showing part of a PDP discharge cell in a fifth embodiment.
- FIG. 11 (a) is a cross-sectional view of a main part of a conventional surface discharge PDP cut along the display electrode, and (b) is a main part of (a) cut along the XX plane. It is sectional drawing.
- FIG. 12 is a plan view of a principal part showing a part of a front plate of a PDP described in Patent Document 4. BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
- FIG. 1 (a) is a cross-sectional view of the unit discharge cell of the PDP 101 according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention cut along a plane perpendicular to the barrier rib 114
- FIG. 1 (b) is a cross-sectional view of FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along a plane indicated by Y.
- FIG. 1 only the unit discharge cells of the PDP are shown for convenience, but in the PDP in Embodiment 1, the discharge cells that emit red, green, and blue colors are arranged in a matrix. .
- the PDP 101 has a front plate 102 and a back plate 103 arranged to face each other.
- display electrode pair 104 is formed on one main surface of thin substrate 110, and dielectric layer 107 and protective film 108 are formed so as to cover the main surface of substrate 110 on which display electrode pair 104 is formed.
- the substrate 110 is made of, for example, a glass material and has a thickness tl of about 1. l [mm].
- the display electrode pair 104 includes a scanning electrode 105 and a sustain (suspension).
- Tin electrode 106 is paired with each one, for example, 50 to: facing each other with a gap of LOO [m], and each is provided in a stripe shape.
- transparent electrodes 151 and 161 having a relatively high resistance with ITO (oxidized indium tin) force on the main surface of the substrate 110 have a thickness of about 100 [ nm], and each pattern is formed into a wide band.
- the transparent electrodes 151 and 161 are mainly composed of SnO (tin oxide), ZnO (zinc oxide) or the like.
- bus electrodes 159 and 169 mainly composed of A1-Nd (aluminum neodymium) are provided on the main surfaces of the transparent electrodes 151 and 161. It is arranged.
- the nose electrodes 159 and 169 are arranged narrower than the transparent electrodes 151 and 161.
- the nose electrodes 159 and 169 are not limited to this, and may contain at least A1 and a rare earth metal as main components.
- the thicknesses of the nose electrodes 159 and 169 are set to about 1 [m].
- the bus electrodes 159 and 169 are formed by depositing an A1-based metal alloy thin film by sputtering and patterning by dry etching, so that the thickness of the bus electrodes 159 and 169 can be easily adjusted to the above values. Can be set.
- the nose electrodes 159 and 169 are not limited to this, and may be formed and laminated by a vacuum film formation process and patterned by a photoetching method.
- the vacuum film forming process method refers to a method using a process for forming a thin film in a vacuum state
- the vacuum film forming process method includes a vacuum vapor deposition method, an electron beam vapor deposition method, a plasma beam vapor deposition method, and various methods. Includes chemical vapor deposition (CVD), sputtering, etc.
- the nose electrodes 159 and 169 are arranged in substantially parallel.
- the nose electrodes 159 and 169 have a smaller thickness than the conventional PDP, but Al—
- the metal body mainly composed of Nd is more homogeneous and has excellent electrical properties (low resistance) than the metal body mainly composed of Ag.
- Al—Nd Included as the main component Therefore, even if the thickness is reduced, performance (for example, resistance characteristics) equivalent to that of a bus electrode containing Ag as a main component of a conventional PDP can be maintained.
- the thickness of the bus electrodes 159, 169 is smaller than that of the conventional PDP. Therefore, when the dielectric layer 107 is laminated so as to cover the bus electrodes 159, 169, Compared with the conventional PDP, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of a thickness difference in the dielectric layer 107. Therefore, the thickness of the dielectric layer 107 corresponding to the edge portions of the bus electrodes 159 and 169 is different from that of the other portions. It can be suppressed that the thickness is smaller than the thickness of the dielectric layer 107.
- the metal is electrically moved during the PDP driving, so that a so-called migration phenomenon hardly occurs. Therefore, the PDP in this embodiment has a longer life and higher reliability than the conventional PDP.
- the dielectric layer 107 has a memory property, which is a current limiting function peculiar to the AC type PDP.
- the relative dielectric constant ⁇ is set to about 4, for example, a material force containing 95% of SiO, and the film thickness d is about
- the relative dielectric constant ⁇ of the dielectric layer 107 is not limited to this, and may be set in the range of 2 to 5.
- dielectric layer 107 with SiO as the main component is laminated by CVD method, its relative dielectric constant
- the relative permittivity falls within the range of ⁇ force 3 ⁇ 4 or more and 3 or less.
- low-k material for example, SiOC or SiOF may be used.
- the so-called low-k material used for the dielectric layer 107 is not limited to this, and any material can be used as long as the relative dielectric constant can be set in the above range and the film can be formed by various CVD methods.
- the thickness d of the dielectric layer 107 is not limited to this, and may be set in the range of 1 [m] to 10 [m]. If the thickness d of the dielectric layer 107 is less than 1 [; zm], the dielectric strength will be insufficient and the yield will be reduced. If the thickness d is greater than 10 [; zm], the discharge start voltage and discharge sustaining voltage will be reduced. This is because the descent cannot be obtained sufficiently.
- the dielectric layer 107 includes SiO, has a higher dielectric strength, and is denser than a conventional PDP.
- tetraethoxysilane (TEOS) and dielectric layer materials containing Si and O atoms are used, such as inductively coupled plasma CVD (ICP—CV D method). Since the dielectric layer 107 is laminated by various CVD methods, the dielectric layer 107 has a higher withstand voltage and a dense layer structure than the conventional PDP.
- TEOS tetraethoxysilane
- ICP—CV D method inductively coupled plasma CVD
- the dielectric breakdown voltage of the dielectric layer 107 is preferably 1.0 0 6 [ ⁇ / «11] or more and 1. OX 10 7 [V / cm] or less.
- the dielectric breakdown voltage of the glass Balta material is about 1.0 X 10 7 [V / cm], and a breakdown voltage higher than this cannot be expected, and the dielectric breakdown voltage is less than 1.
- the dielectric layer 107 contains SiO power 3 ⁇ 4 to 100%, the density is further improved.
- the dielectric layer 107 Since the dielectric layer 107 has a high dielectric strength and a dense layer structure, when the relative dielectric constant ⁇ of the dielectric layer 107 is in the range of 2 to 5, the dielectric layer 107 is in comparison with the conventional PDP. Even if the thickness d of 107 is reduced within the range of 1 [m] to 10 [m], a sufficient withstand voltage can be maintained.
- the thickness d when the dielectric constant is close to ⁇ force, the thickness d is about 10 [m], and when the dielectric constant is close to ⁇ force 3 ⁇ 4, the thickness d is about 5 [m]. If the substantial withstand voltage is obtained and the thickness of the bus electrodes 159 and 169 can be further reduced, the thickness d may be set to a smaller value, for example, about 1 [ ⁇ m]. .
- the thickness d of the dielectric layer 107 is made too small, the capacitance c is increased. Therefore, an excessive discharge current flows exceeding the discharge current necessary and sufficient for the generation of the sustain discharge, which in turn reduces the light emission efficiency.
- the ratio ( ⁇ / d) between the relative dielectric constant ⁇ of the dielectric layer 107 and the thickness d thereof is set to 0.1 or more and 0.3 or less.
- the thickness d of the dielectric layer 107 is the same as that of the conventional driver IC that has a higher withstand voltage than the driver IC connected to the PDP. Therefore, when a voltage is applied to the display electrode pair 104, the electric field strength is increased in the discharge space and the electric energy density is increased, so that the Xe component in the discharge gas is increased.
- a driver IC connected to a conventional PDP that does not cause an increase in discharge sustaining voltage while improving the pressure can be used.
- the layer structure of the dielectric layer 107 is dense and the thickness d is smaller than that of the conventional PDP, so that visible light generated by driving the PDP 101 is transmitted through the front plate 102.
- the rate can be improved compared to the conventional PDP.
- the thickness d of the dielectric layer 107 is smaller than that of the conventional PDP, so that the dielectric layer laminated on the glass substrate 110 and its main surface by a thermal process in the panel assembly process. It is possible to reduce the occurrence of warping of the substrate due to the difference in thermal expansion with the layer 107, and the quality is long and the quality is high.
- the thickness tl of the substrate 110 is as small as about 1. l [mm] compared to the conventional PDP! it can.
- the dielectric layer 107 is formed by the CVD method so as to cover the display electrode pair 104 including the bus electrodes 159 and 169. Therefore, the dielectric layer is formed along the unevenness of the display electrode pair 104. 107 is formed, which is superior to conventional PDPs in terms of dielectric properties.
- the thickness d of the body layer 107 is uniform, and the dielectric layer 107 in the region of the dielectric layer 107 corresponding to the electrode edge is compared with the PDP having the dielectric layer formed by the conventional pressure film method. It is possible to prevent the thickness d from being reduced, and thus the withstand voltage of the dielectric layer 107 is also improved.
- the protective film 108 has a thickness of, for example, 0.6 [m], is laminated on the main surface of the dielectric layer 107 on the discharge space side, and contains MgO as a main component.
- MgO manganesium oxide
- ⁇ secondary electron emission coefficient
- ⁇ optically transparent material with high sputter resistance
- the surface of the protective film 108 is exposed to the discharge space, and when the driving state of the PDP is assumed, the dielectric layer 107 is protected from ion bombardment during discharge, and secondary electrons are efficiently emitted. This serves to lower the discharge start voltage.
- the dielectric layer 107 and the protective film 108 function to prevent the surface of the display electrode pair 104 from being sputtered and deteriorated by high energy ions generated by discharge.
- the thickness of the protective film 108 is not limited to this, and may be 0.4 111 or more and 1.0 [m] or less.
- the thickness of the protective film 108 is less than 0.4 [/ ⁇ ⁇ ]
- the spatter resistance decreases, and conversely, when it exceeds 1.0 [m], secondary electrons cannot be efficiently emitted. It is.
- the protective film 108 has a higher secondary electron emission coefficient and higher sputtering resistance than the conventional PDP.
- the protective film 108 is stored in an atmosphere in which reduced pressure is maintained until the lamination of the protective film 108 is completed after the dielectric layer 107 is formed to cover the display electrode pair 104. Compared with PDP, this is a force that suppresses the adsorption of impurity gas in the process of stacking the protective film 108.
- the depressurized state refers to a vacuum, a vacuum depressurized state, or a depressurized state substituted with an inert gas.
- the protective film 108 is formed in a vacuum using a vacuum film forming process method to be described later, such as a vacuum evaporation method. Lamination is preferable because the layer structure of the protective film 108 becomes dense, the secondary electron emission coefficient is higher, and the sputtering resistance is higher.
- the protective film 108 further suppresses the adsorption of the impurity gas. Since the secondary electron emission coefficient and the sputter resistance of the protective film 108 are higher than those of the conventional PDP, it is preferable that each component formed on the main surface of the front plate 102, for example, It is preferable because the partition walls and the phosphor layer do not adsorb impurity gas, and the dielectric layer 107 and the protective film 108 can further suppress the possibility of adsorbing impurities.
- the main surface of the substrate 111 having a glass plate force is three-dimensionally crossed with the scan electrode 105 and the sustain electrode 106 provided on the main surface of the front plate 102 in the unit discharge cell.
- a data (address) electrode 112 is formed.
- the data electrode 112 contains at least Al—Nd, and is formed by a vacuum film forming process similar to the formation of the display electrode pair 104 in the front plate 102.
- a dielectric layer 113 having a thickness of about 2 [ ⁇ m] is formed on the surface of the substrate 111 on which the data electrode 112 is formed in a state of covering the substrate 111.
- the dielectric layer 113 is formed to include 80% SiO by various CVD methods such as a CVD method and an ICP—CVD method.
- a partition wall 114 having a substantially constant height is formed and arranged (standing) on the main surface of the dielectric layer 113.
- the barrier ribs 114 are preferably coated and fired containing a lead-free glass material, and are formed into a rib shape in a predetermined pattern so as to partition a plurality of discharge cells into a stripe shape or a cross-beam shape (not shown). Is formed.
- the red, green, and blue light emitting phosphor layers 115 are formed from the main surface of the dielectric layer 113 to the wall surfaces of the partition walls 114.
- the phosphor layer 115 includes, for example, (Y, Gd) BO: Eu, Zn SiO: Mn, and BaMg Al
- a phosphor such as Eu is used.
- the phosphor layer 115 is formed by applying, printing, and baking the phosphor 111 for each phosphor color on the substrate 111 on which the partition wall 114 is formed, and is formed on the side surface of the partition wall 114 and the main surface of the dielectric layer 113. Has been.
- the front plate 102 formed through the formation process and the back plate 103 formed through the vacuum process face each other, and the edges thereof are sealed.
- the front plate 102, the back plate 103, and the space isolated from the outside by a sealing material (not shown) are exhausted to a high vacuum, and the mixed discharge gas containing rare gas xenon 'neon as a main component in the space. Is filled at a pressure of about 60 [kPa] and sealed to form the PDP in the present embodiment.
- the discharge gas is not limited to this, and may contain xenon'helium as a main component.
- the phosphor material, the components of the discharge gas, and the pressure thereof are not limited to those described above, but may be any materials and conditions that can be normally used in the AC type PDP.
- a drive circuit (driver IC, etc.) is connected to each of the scan electrode 105, sustain electrode 106, and data electrode 112 of the PDP in which a plurality of unit discharge cells shown in FIG. 1 are arranged, and the drive circuit controls this.
- the circuit is connected to form a PDP device.
- the PDP 101 is driven by three operating periods (not shown): (1) an initialization period in which all display cells are initialized; (2) each discharge cell is addressed and input data is input to each cell.
- the address 'display separation drive method' is used, which is composed of a data writing period for selecting and inputting the corresponding display state and (3) a sustain discharge period for causing the discharge cells in the display state to emit light.
- a high voltage of 400 to 600 [V] is applied between the scan electrode 105 and the data electrode 112 during the initialization period (1), which is performed at least once in one field period. Then, the wall charge amount of all display cells is set to the level of the initialization state.
- write data is input using the data electrode 112 of the back plate 103, and the dielectric layer 107 and the protective film of the front plate 102 facing the back plate 103 are provided. Wall charges are formed on the main surface of the discharge space 108.
- the rectangular wave voltages of the electrode voltage pulses are applied to the scan electrode 105 and the sustain electrode 106 of the front plate 102 so that their phases are different from each other.
- an AC voltage is applied between the scan electrode 105 and the sustain electrode 106, and a pulse discharge is generated every time the voltage polarity changes in the discharge cell in which the display state data is written. Due to the sustain discharge generated in this way, the display emission is emitted from the excited xenon atom in the discharge space by a resonance line of 147 [nm] and from the excited xenon molecule by a molecular beam mainly composed of 173 [nm]. Then, by converting the ultraviolet radiation into visible radiation by the phosphor layer 115 provided on the back plate 103, a driving light emission display of the PDP 101 can be obtained.
- the dielectric layer 107 containing SiO is formed by a CVD method.
- the density of the dielectric layer 107 is improved as compared with the dielectric layer formed by the conventional pressure film process, and therefore, the dielectric layer 107 is compared with the conventional dielectric layer. 1. It will have a high withstand voltage of OX 10 6 [VZcm] or higher.
- bus electrodes 159 and 169 are formed by a vacuum film formation process, and therefore, compared to a bus electrode formed by a thick film process including a conventional baking process, After the formation of 159 and 169, the fired binder does not remain in the nose electrodes 159 and 169.Therefore, combined with the dielectric layer 107 being formed by the CVD method so as to cover the bus electrodes 159 and 169, No bubbles are generated at the contact portions between the bus electrodes 159 and 169 and the dielectric layer 107.
- the thickness of the nose electrodes 159, 169 is smaller than that of the conventional one. Therefore, in the dielectric layer 107 laminated so as to cover the bus electrodes 159 and 169, the occurrence of a thickness difference can be suppressed as compared with the conventional PDP, and as a result, the edges of the bus electrodes 159 and 169 can be suppressed.
- the thickness of the dielectric layer 107 corresponding to the portion can be suppressed from being thinner than the thickness of the dielectric layer 107 of the other portion, and the dielectric corresponding to the edge portion of the bus electrodes 159 and 169 is compared with the conventional PDP.
- the occurrence of dielectric breakdown in the body layer 107 can be suppressed.
- dielectric layer 107 is formed by a CVD method. Therefore, the thickness of the dielectric layer 107 becomes uniform compared to the conventional PDP, and therefore, it is possible to suppress the difference in the film thickness distribution of the dielectric layer 107 compared to the conventional PDP. As a result, the thickness of the dielectric layer 107 corresponding to the edge portions of the bus electrodes 159, 169 can be suppressed from being thinner than the thickness of the dielectric layer 107 in other portions, and the bus electrode 159 can be reduced compared to the conventional PDP. , 169, the dielectric breakdown 107 can be prevented from occurring in the dielectric layer 107 corresponding to the edge portion.
- the dielectric layer 107 is formed by the CVD method as compared with the conventional PDP, so that the dielectric layer can be easily and densely laminated.
- the thickness of dielectric layer 107 is thinner than that in the conventional case, and therefore, the electric field strength between scan electrode 105 and sustain electrode 106 during the PDP drive is conventional. It is strengthened compared to PDP.
- the PDP in the present embodiment can be driven with a low sustain discharge voltage, thereby reducing the discharge start voltage and thus improving the light emission efficiency.
- dielectric layers 107 and 113 and protective film 108 are formed and maintained at least in a vacuum or in a reduced pressure state. Therefore, dielectric layers 107 and 113 and protective film 108 In 108, there is no adsorption of impurity gas or reaction by impurity gas! Therefore, the PDP in the present embodiment does not cause a decrease in the secondary electron emission coefficient compared to the conventional PDP, so that the discharge start voltage and the discharge sustaining voltage are not increased. Compared to the above, it is possible to extend the life without causing a decrease in spatter resistance, and to improve the reliability.
- the protective film 108 can be implemented by a protective film made of another metal oxide such as CaO, BaO, SrO, MgNO, or ZnO.
- the thicknesses tl and t2 of the substrates 110 and 111 are set to about 1. l [mm]. 1S In the PDPIOI in this embodiment, the thickness power of the nose electrodes 159, 169 and the dielectric layers 107, 113 is thinner than the conventional PDP bus electrodes and dielectric layers. Even when the thickness of 111 is set to about 0.5 or 0.7 [mm], warpage of the substrates 110 and 111 can be suppressed. As a result, the substrates 110 and 111 can be made thinner, so that the PDP 101 in the present embodiment can realize further thinness and light weight.
- the thicknesses tl and t2 of the substrates 110 and 111 are set to about 1. l [mm]. 1S The thickness is about 2.8 [ mm] may be set.
- the substrate 110 and 111 can be similarly implemented by adopting a force plastic substrate employing a glass substrate.
- a heat-resistant plastic substrate is Sumitomo Bakelite's high heat-resistant plastic substrate Sumilite FST (polyethersulfone (PES); a registered trademark of Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.), with a Tg of about 223 [° C]. And by making this temperature into the heating upper limit, it can be sufficiently used for the low temperature process of the present invention.
- the dielectric layer 113 of the back plate 103 has been described as being formed by the CVD method.
- the dielectric is formed by printing and firing low-melting glass. It can be a layer!
- the data electrode 112 has been described as containing Al—Nd and formed in a vacuum. However, like the conventional back plate, the electrode 112 made of Ag that is printed and fired, or in the vacuum, is used. It may be an electrode mainly composed of Cr—Cu—Cr.
- At least bus electrodes 159 and 169, dielectric layer 107 and protective film 108 are formed on front plate 102, and at least data electrode 112 and dielectric layer are formed on rear plate 103.
- 113 is formed, the present invention can be similarly implemented even if the arrangement of these layers and films is reversed as in the case of a reflective PDP.
- the PDP of Example 1 was prepared based on PDP 101 in the present embodiment, and the PDP of Comparative Example 1 was prepared based on conventional PDP. Attempts were made to verify the effects described above.
- Example 1 Since the PDP of Example 1 is the same as that shown in Embodiment 1 above, description thereof is omitted.
- the PDP of Example 2 is the same as the PDP of Example 1 except that the relative dielectric constant ⁇ of the dielectric layer 107 is set to 2.3 and its thickness d is set to 10 [m]. Omitted.
- the pressure plate process in which the thickness of the substrate 110 is set to about 2.8 [mm] on the front plate 102, and Ag paste is laminated and fired.
- narrow bus electrodes 159 and 169 are formed to a film thickness of about 5 to 6 [/ ⁇ ⁇ ], and a low melting point glass material is applied and baked.
- ⁇ is about 13
- the film thickness is about 40 [zm]
- the withstand voltage is about 2.5 X 10 5 [VZcm].
- the thickness of the protective film 108 is set to several hundred [nm].
- the thickness of the glass substrate 111 is set to about 2.8 [mm]
- the dielectric layer 113 is compared with the dielectric layer 113 by a printing method in which a low melting point glass material is applied and baked.
- the only difference is that the dielectric constant ⁇ is approximately 13, the film thickness is approximately 40 [/ ⁇ ⁇ ], and the dielectric strength is approximately 2.5 ⁇ 10 5 [VZcm].
- the configuration of It will not be bright.
- the brightness of the PDP of Example 1 is about 1.2 times that of the PDP of Comparative Example 1, and the PDP of Example 1 has a dielectric layer 107 that is higher than that of the conventional PDP. It was confirmed that the light transmittance was improved by making it thinner.
- the PDP of Comparative Example 1 had a luminous efficiency of 1.5 [lmZw], while With the PDP of 1, it was 2.3 [lmZw], and it was confirmed that the luminous efficiency of the PDP of Example 1 was improved by about 1.5 times compared with the PDP of Comparative Example 1.
- the PDP of Example 1 uses a thin substrate 110 having a thickness of about 1Z3 compared to the PDP of Comparative Example 1. Since the warpage of the substrate 110 was not confirmed, the PDP of Example 1 was a comparative example. Compared to the PDP of 1, it was confirmed that it was thinner and lighter.
- the Xe partial pressure of the discharge gas was set to 100%, and the thickness of the dielectric layer of Example 1 was set to 10 [m].
- the PDP in Comparative Example 1 was driven stably at 340 [V].
- the PDP of Example 1 was stably driven at 220 [V].
- FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing manufacturing steps of PDP 101 according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic process diagram showing a manufacturing process of the front plate 102 of the PDP 101
- FIG. 4 is a schematic process diagram showing a manufacturing process of the back plate 103 of the PDP 101.
- the front plate 102 shown in FIG. 3 is shown upside down with respect to the front plate 102 in FIG.
- the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components as those in FIG. 1, and some of them are omitted for the sake of brevity.
- the arrangement of the substrates may be upside down in the apparatus shown in FIG.
- the glass substrate 110 main surface is made of transparent material such as ITO, SnO, or ZnO.
- a film for an electrode is formed with a film thickness of about 100 [nm], and is patterned by a photolithography method so as to face each other across the discharge gap and to be parallel to each other. 161 is formed (Sl in FIG. 2).
- the transparent electrode 151, 161 main surface is an A1-based metal electrode material containing at least a rare earth metal such as Al—Nd (Nd content weight ratio 2 to 6%)
- a vacuum deposition method such as vacuum deposition, electron beam deposition, plasma beam deposition, or sputtering
- the substrate temperature is between room temperature and 300 [° C]
- vacuum or sputtering gas atmosphere is reduced.
- an Al—Nd alloy thin film is formed.
- the Nd content is preferably 2 to 6% of the whole.
- bus electrodes 159 and 169 having almost no unevenness or inclination at the electrode edge.
- an A1-based metal made of Al-Nd or the like can be used in a low temperature process of 300 [° C] or less by a patterning process by a dry etching method.
- the combination of the transparent electrode 151 and the bus electrode 159 has the scanning electrode 10.
- the sustain electrode 106 is formed by combining the transparent electrode 161 and the bus electrode 169, and the scan electrode 105 and the sustain electrode 106 constitute a pair of display electrodes 104.
- a metal body composed mainly of A1-Nd is homogeneous and has superior electrical properties (low resistance) compared to a metal body composed mainly of Ag.
- 169 can be laminated densely and with a reduced thickness while maintaining superior electrical properties compared to conventional PDPs.
- the substrate 110 with the transparent electrodes 151, 161 on which the nose electrodes 159, 169 forces S are formed can be subjected to CVD, plasma CVD, ICP-CVD, etc.
- a dense dielectric layer 107 containing at least SiO 2 is formed on the substrate 110 by any of the above-described methods (S3 in FIG. 2).
- the dielectric material to be used and the film formation conditions differ depending on each CVD method, and an appropriate film formation speed and density can be obtained by appropriately selecting them.
- the dielectric layer 107 is made of, for example, an ICP-CVD method (inductively coupled plasma CVD method: Inductively Coupled) using a dielectric layer material containing TEOS (tetraethoxysilane) gas. d High-speed CVD method using Plasma CVD).
- ICP-CVD method inductively coupled plasma CVD method: Inductively Coupled
- TEOS tetraethoxysilane
- the CVD apparatus 31 shown in Fig. 3 is provided with a force-oxygen gas supply ring (not shown for the sake of brevity), which is a vaporizer that vaporizes TEOS (tetraethoxysilane) gas.
- a vaporized gas supply ring is installed in the vicinity of the substrate.
- the CVD device 31 is evacuated at high speed with a turbo molecular pump and a rotary pump (not shown), evacuated, and then supplied with oxygen gas into the evacuated ICP—CVD reactor 31 to obtain a predetermined value.
- a turbo molecular pump and a rotary pump not shown
- oxygen gas oxygen gas into the evacuated ICP—CVD reactor 31 to obtain a predetermined value.
- the dielectric is composed of a dense and thin SiO film at a high deposition rate of approximately 2.5 [; z mZ min].
- Layer 107 can be formed.
- the substrate temperature for forming the dielectric layer 107 is from room temperature to 300 [° C.], and the dielectric layer 107 can be formed by a low temperature process.
- the dielectric layer 107 When the dielectric layer 107 is formed by the above process, the density of the dielectric layer 107 is improved as compared with the conventional PDP, and thus the withstand voltage of the dielectric layer 107 is improved.
- the thin dielectric layer 107 that contributes to the improvement of the luminous efficiency of the PDP can be formed at a high film formation speed and with a stable quality by a low temperature process.
- the dielectric layer forming step (S3) by the low temperature process can suppress the occurrence of warping and cracking of the panel due to the conventional baking of the dielectric layer and the high temperature process.
- the substrate 110 on which the dielectric layer 107 is formed is moved from the CVD apparatus 31 into the next vacuum film forming apparatus 32 via the passage 33.
- Passage 33 is already vacuumed or decompressed or replaced with N or Ar inert gas.
- the substrate 110 is temporarily stored in the passage 33 in a decompressed state.
- the amount of impurity gas in the passage 33 atmosphere is desirable that the pressure be lower than 100 [kPa], and more desirably 0.13 [Pa] or less.
- the protective layer 108 containing MgO which is a metal oxide
- a protective layer 108 such as an electron beam evaporation method or a sputtering method so as to cover the dielectric layer 107 of the moved substrate 110.
- a vacuum film formation process using a low temperature process is performed in a vacuum film formation apparatus 32 by stacking to a predetermined film thickness under vacuum or under reduced pressure containing a sputtering gas such as Ar (S4 in FIG. 2).
- the vacuum film formation process refers to a process of forming a thin film in a vacuum state.
- the vacuum evaporation method, the plasma beam evaporation method, and each CVD method are included.
- the protective film 108 is formed under reduced pressure by the vacuum film forming process method following the formation of the dielectric layer 107, the quality is high, and the protective film can be formed stably.
- the vacuum film formation process method using a low-temperature process can suppress the occurrence of warping and cracking of the panel based on the conventional high-temperature process.
- the impurity gas (mainly H 2 O or CO 2) of the protective film 108
- the front plate 102 is moved via the passage 34 in a vacuum or in an inert gas atmosphere.
- the impurity gas partial pressure in the atmosphere of the passage 34 to be moved and stored is lower than 100 [kPa], preferably 0.13 [Pa] or less.
- the substrate is not contacted with the atmosphere.
- the dielectric layer 107 and the protective film 108 are formed on the main surface, and the substrate 110 on which the dielectric layer 107 and the protective film 108 are formed is stored and maintained under reduced pressure.
- the dielectric layer 107 and the protective film 108 are not adsorbed on the dielectric layer 107 and the protective film 108, and neither the hydroxyl group reaction nor the carbonic acid group reaction due to the impurity gas occurs in the dielectric layer 107 and the protective film 108. It is possible to maintain the performance formed in this way until the completion of the PDP.
- the secondary electron emission efficiency is high and the discharge start voltage is lowered and maintained, the spatter resistance is improved, and the reliability and quality are improved compared to the conventional one.
- the front plate 102 having the bus electrodes 159, 169, the dielectric layer 107, and the protective film 108 can be stably produced.
- a metal electrode material containing at least Al—Nd is used for the main surface of the glass substrate 111 by the vacuum film forming process method and the dry etching method in the same manner as described above. Is formed by a low temperature process, and this is patterned by a low temperature process to form the data electrode 112 (S5 in FIG. 2).
- the substrate 111 on which the data electrode 112 is formed is inserted into a CVD apparatus 41 capable of performing a CVD method, a plasma CVD method, an ICP-CVD method, etc.
- the main surface of the plate 111 is covered with the data electrode 112, and the SiO is deposited by various CVD methods such as the CVD method and the low temperature process by the ICP-CVD method in the same manner as the manufacturing process of the dielectric layer 107 of the front plate 102 described above.
- a dielectric layer 113 including at least a predetermined thickness is formed (S6 in FIG. 2).
- the dielectric layer 113 is formed by a low-temperature process, the occurrence of warping and cracking of the substrate 111 is suppressed as compared to the case where the dielectric layer is formed by a firing process as in the past. Can do. It is desirable that the reduced pressure state be maintained from the formation process of the dielectric layer 113 to the formation process of the barrier ribs 114 and the phosphor layer 115.
- the reduced pressure state is always maintained, so that the back plate 103 with stable quality in which the impurity gas is not adsorbed on the dielectric layer 113 is manufactured. can do.
- a partition wall 114 having a substantially constant height is formed and arranged on the main surface of the dielectric layer 113 (S7 in FIG. 2).
- partition wall 114 It is desirable to use a non-lead glass material as the material for the partition wall 114. It is applied in a non-lead glass material and fired, and a plurality of discharge cells are arranged in stripes! The partition walls 114 are formed in a rib shape in a predetermined pattern so as to be finished.
- phosphors such as (Y, Gd) BO: Eu, Zn SiO: ⁇ , and BaMg Al 2 O 3: Eu are applied to the groove portions partitioned by the partition walls 114. Use the firefly
- the light body layer 115 is formed (S8 in FIG. 2).
- the phosphor layer 115 is formed by printing the phosphor for each color on each of the groove portions, firing after the coating, and the side force of the partition wall 114 also covering the main surface of the dielectric layer 113. .
- the back plate 103 manufacturing process at least the process of forming the dielectric layer 113 (S6) and the process of shifting to the next process of forming the partition wall 114 (S7) are in a reduced pressure state. Since it is not torn, the back plate 103 is formed in the partition 114 without the impurity layer 113 being adsorbed by the dielectric layer 113, so that at least the dielectric layer 113 does not come into contact with the atmosphere in the above process ( Since it is possible to shift to S7), the back plate 103 can be manufactured with improved reliability and stability.
- the bus electrodes 159, 169, the dielectric layer 107, and the protective film 108 are formed at least in a vacuum or in a reduced pressure.
- the front plate 102 is opposed to the back plate 103 on which the data electrode 112 and the dielectric layer 113 are formed at least in a vacuum or under reduced pressure, and the partition wall 114 and the phosphor layer 115 are formed, and the edges thereof are sealed. Then, stick and seal (S9 in Fig. 2).
- the inside of the panel is evacuated to high vacuum (S10 in Fig. 2), and then released into the panel.
- a mixed gas containing rare gases such as xenon and neon as the electric gas is sealed and sealed at a predetermined pressure (S11 in FIG. 2), and the PDP 101 is made through an aging process (S12 in FIG. 2).
- the bus electrodes 159 and 169 are formed by a vacuum film formation process. Therefore, compared to the conventional method of forming the bus electrodes by a thick film method, In addition, since the fired binder does not remain and bubbles can be eliminated during the subsequent dielectric layer 107 formation process, the dielectric layer 107 that is less likely to cause dielectric breakdown can be formed. Therefore, the dielectric layer 107 can be formed thinner than the conventional PDP manufacturing method.
- dielectric layer 107 is formed by the ICP-CVD method, so that compared to the conventional method in which the dielectric layer is formed by the pressure film method. Therefore, the dielectric layer 107 can be formed at a high density, and therefore the dielectric layer 107 can be formed with a high withstand voltage. As a result, the dielectric layer 107 can be formed with a reduced thickness. In particular, by using the ICP-CVD method, it can be formed at a higher speed than the conventional thick film method and compared to other CVD methods.
- the PDP manufacturing method of the present embodiment compared to the conventional PDP manufacturing method, the PDP that can reduce the discharge sustaining voltage, the discharge start voltage, and improve the light emission efficiency is faster. Can be manufactured.
- the manufacturing method of the PDP in the present embodiment is simpler than the manufacturing method of the PDP in Patent Document 1, and therefore, the PDP is manufactured with high quality and high reliability. be able to.
- the dielectric layer 107 can be prevented from coming into contact with the atmosphere compared to the PDP manufacturing method of Patent Document 2, and the dielectric layer can adsorb the impurity gas. Can be suppressed.
- the lamination process force of the protective film 108 is Moving and storing the front plate 102 with 108 laminated ⁇ Storage ⁇ Because the vacuum is maintained until the transition to the next process, it is protected compared to the PDP manufacturing method of Patent Documents 1 and 2.
- the film 108 can be prevented from coming into contact with the atmosphere, and the protective film can be prevented from adsorbing the impurity gas.
- dielectric layer raw material other organic silane-based materials may be used as described in the TEOS gas.
- the protective film 8 is described as being formed using MgO, but metal oxides such as BaO, CaO, SrO, MgNO, and ZnO may be used.
- the dielectric layer 113 in the back plate 103 is described as being formed by the CVD method.
- the dielectric layer that is a low melting point glass may be formed by printing and firing. I do not care.
- the data electrode 112 on the back plate 103 has been described as being formed with a metal material force containing Al-Nd in a vacuum.
- the Ag electrode is formed by printing and firing. You can also form Cr-Cu-Cr electrodes in a vacuum.
- the force reflection type described that at least the bus electrode 109, the dielectric layer 107, and the protective film 108 are formed as the front plate 102, and at least the data electrode 112 and the dielectric layer 113 are formed as the back plate 103.
- these layers and films can be similarly arranged even if the arrangement is reversed, and these layers and films may be formed on any of the opposing substrates.
- bus electrode shape provided in the gap between the display electrodes in the pair of display electrodes on a plane parallel to the main surface of the substrate.
- FIG. 5 (a) is a cross-sectional view of the main part corresponding to the cross section cut along the display electrode
- FIG. 5 (b) is a cross section of the main part corresponding to the cross section cut along the XY plane of FIG. 5 (a).
- the configuration of the bus electrode is different from that of the first embodiment.
- the description of the configuration other than the electrodes is omitted.
- each of the scan electrode 105 and the sustain electrode 106 has a base portion composed of transparent electrodes 151, 161 and bus electrodes 159, 169, and protrusions 118, 119.
- the base of the scan electrode 105 and the base of the sustain electrode 106 face each other across the first gap, and the projection 118 of the scan electrode 105, the projection 119 of the sustain electrode 106, and the force are narrower than the first gap.
- a plurality of elements are arranged on opposite sides of the base portion with the second gap therebetween.
- FIG. 6 (a) is a view of a part of the display electrode pair of the PDP as viewed from the back plate side.
- the range surrounded by the two-dot chain line is the range corresponding to the discharge cell.
- Fig. 6 (b) is a plan view of the main part, with a part thereof enlarged.
- an electrode caloret 172 extended from one of the bus electrodes 159, 169 constituting the display electrode pair 104 and facing the other nose electrode 159, 169 is provided.
- the transparent electrodes 151 and 161 and the bus electrodes 159 and 169 are used as the base as a result of protruding from the opposing sides of the transparent electrodes 1 51 and 161, the partial force corresponds to the protrusions 118 and 119 protruding from the base. .
- the gap g between the projecting portions 118 and 119 facing each other is kept narrower and constant than the gap G between the transparent electrodes 151 and 161.
- the gap G is 50 to: LOO ⁇ m
- the gap g is preferably 1 to 10 [m].
- the electrical resistance from the nose electrodes 159, 169 to the tips of the protrusions 118, 119 can be reduced, and the bus electrodes 159, 169 can be formed using the microfabrication process used to form the bus electrodes 159, 169.
- the protrusions 118 and 119 can be formed, and the electric field strength between the protrusions 118 and 119 can be increased.
- the tip side forces of the projections 118, 119 are within the range where the tip angles 0 1 and ⁇ 2 of the projections 118, 119 are not less than 10 degrees and less than 90 degrees. It is formed so as to have an acute-angled shape on a plane parallel to the main surface. ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 may be the same angle or different angles.
- the tip side shape of the protrusions 118 and 119 is not limited to an acute angle shape, and may be formed with a curved outline.
- a total of four projecting portions 118, 119, one pair of two projecting portions 118, 119, which are opposed to each other and two adjacent to each other, are used as one set.
- the projecting portions 118 and 119 may be arranged so that the imaginary lines formed at equal intervals and the imaginary lines directly connecting the tips of the projecting portions 118 and 119 form a square shape.
- FIG. 7 (a) is a view of a part of the display electrode pair of the PDP as viewed from the back plate side, and the range surrounded by the two-dot chain line is the range corresponding to the discharge cell.
- Fig. 7 (b) is a plan view of the principal part, an enlarged part of it.
- FIG. 7 differs from FIG. 6 in that the gap force sandwiched between the plurality of protrusions 118 of the scan electrode 105 and the plurality of protrusions 119 of the sustain electrode 106 is the scan electrode 105 or the sustain electrode in the discharge cell. Since the point that changes along the extending direction of 106 and the protruding parts 118 and 119 that are in the opposite relationship between the electrodes with different shape forces of the protruding parts 118 and 119 are different from each other, Description of the described configuration is omitted.
- the gap g2 is in the range of 1 to 5 [m]
- the gap gl is preferably in the range of 5 to: L0 [m]
- the values of the gaps gl and g2 are limited to the above ranges.
- the method of changing the value can be appropriately designed by changing it gradually or stepwise.
- a pair of protruding portion forces sandwiching the narrowest gap in the discharge cell is a pair of forces provided at the boundary portion of the discharge cell.
- FIG. 7 (b) in the present embodiment, for example, on the plane parallel to the extending direction of the strip-shaped scan electrode 105 or the sustain electrode 106, the protruding portion 118 on the scan electrode 105 side.
- the leading edge is a triangular outline, and the protrusion 119 on the sustain electrode 106 side is formed with a semi-elliptical outline.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and a polygonal or curved outline force is selected. If it is,
- the force between the opposing protrusions 118, 119 is wide at the center of the discharge cell and narrows toward the boundary of the discharge cell. Even if the narrowest part of the gap between the projecting parts constituting the gap is provided at the center part of the discharge cell so that it becomes wider as it goes to the boundary part of the discharge cell, the above effect is also obtained. Can play.
- FIG. 8 (a) is a plan view of a principal part showing a part of the PDP discharge cell in variation 3, and is a view of a part of the display electrode pair of the PDP as viewed from the back plate side.
- the enclosed range is the range corresponding to the discharge cell.
- Fig. 8 (a) differs from Fig. 6 (a) and Fig. 7 (a) in that the first electrode protrusion and the second electrode protrusion have a constant gap between each other! Since this is a complicated state, the description of the configuration already described in FIGS. 6 (a) and 7 (a) is omitted.
- the protruding portion 118 on the scan electrode 105 side and the protruding portion 119 on the sustain electrode 106 side are provided on the opposite sides of the transparent electrodes 151 and 161. They are arranged in a comb-like shape with a certain gap from each other and in an intricate state.
- At least one of scan electrode 105 or sustain electrode 106 has protrusions 118, 119 arranged in a comb-teeth shape, and at least one of nose electrodes 159, 169. It may be formed so as to protrude from a narrow electrode processing portion 172 that is stretched and is arranged so as to run parallel to the parenthesis.
- FIG. 8 (b) is a view of a part of the display electrode pair of the PDP as seen from the back plate side force as in FIG. 8 (a), and the range surrounded by the two-dot chain line corresponds to the discharge cell.
- protrusions arranged in a comb-teeth shape in both scan electrode 105 and sustain electrode 106 It may be extended from a narrow electrode calorie part arranged so as to run in parallel with both the part 118, 119 force S, and the nos electrode 159, 169.
- FIG. 8 (c) is a plan view of an essential part in which a part of the protrusions 118 and 119 shown in FIGS. 8 (a) and 8 (b) is enlarged.
- the plurality of protrusions 118 and 119 are provided on the opposite sides of the scan electrode 105 and the sustain electrode 106 in the discharge cell, when the scan electrode 105 and the sustain electrode 106 are supplied with power, the plurality of protrusions Since the potential concentrates at 118 and 119, the electric field strength is increased between the protrusion 118 and the protrusion 119, and there are multiple locations within the discharge cell where discharge is likely to start. It is easier to start the discharge than the one with only one pair of protrusions. As a result, the sustain discharge can be reliably started even when the discharge start voltage is lowered.
- each discharge cell when there is only one pair of protrusions in the discharge cell, when the disposition position of the protrusions 118 and 119 is shifted in the extending direction of the display electrode pair 104 due to the turning accuracy, each discharge cell.
- the discharge delay time is less likely to be affected by the patterning accuracy. Therefore, since the variation width of the discharge delay time can be narrowed, even if the discharge start voltage is lowered, the sustain discharge can be started reliably, and the power consumption of the PDP can be reduced.
- the discharge delay time can be controlled, high-definition PDP can be realized.
- the gap between the projecting portions 118 and 119 in the opposing relationship is constant, and the projecting portion adjacent to the same electrode projects from the opposite side of the scan electrode 105 or the sustain electrode 106.
- discharge can be easily started at all six opposing locations, and the protrusions 118 and 119 as described above are disposed. Even if a position shift occurs, it is possible to secure a plurality of locations where discharge can be easily started.
- the tip sides of the protrusions 118 and 119 are formed in an acute-angled outline on a plane parallel to the main surface of the band-shaped scan electrode 105, the potential concentrates at the protrusions 118 and 119.
- the electric potential is further concentrated at the sharp-angled tips of the protrusions 118 and 119, and the electric field strength can be further increased in the gap between the protrusions 118 and 119 constituting the pair, so that the discharge is more likely to occur. Can be made easier to start.
- the gap force sandwiched between the protruding portion 118 of the scanning electrode 105 and the protruding portion 119 of the sustaining electrode 106 at both boundary portions of the discharge cell is the narrowest in the discharge cell.
- FIG. 2 As shown in (2), as soon as discharge is started at least at two locations, the tip sides of the protrusions 118 and 119 are formed into acute angles on the plane parallel to the main surface of the scanning electrode 105 in the same manner as in variation 1. Or, because it has a curved outline, it is easier to start the discharge more often.
- the gap between the protrusions 118 and 119 is wider at the center of the discharge cell than in Variation 1, the above effect can be achieved while improving the aperture ratio.
- the protrusions 118 and 119 are arranged in a comb-like shape, and the two protrusions adjacent to the protrusions 119 are extended by different electrode forces. Since it is possible to provide places where discharge can easily start with the part 118, increase the number of places where discharge is likely to start compared to the number of facing parts when the protruding parts face each other between different electrodes. The above effect can be increased.
- the protrusion 120 may be disposed only on one of the opposing protrusions 118 and 119.
- the plurality of protrusions 120 have a triangular outline in a plane parallel to the main surface of the strip-shaped scan electrode 105, but the invention is not limited to this. It may have a polygonal or curved outline.
- no-relief 1 and 3 are made, and protruding protrusions 118 and 119 are extended from nose electrodes 159 and 16 9, that is, formed of the same material as the bus electrode. Therefore, the protrusions 118 and 119 can be formed simultaneously with the microfabrication process used for forming the bus electrodes 159 and 169, and the electrical resistance from the bus electrodes 159 and 169 to the protrusions 118 and 119 can be reduced. Therefore, the protrusions 118 and 119 can be easily manufactured, the discharge cell size can be reduced, and the responsiveness can be improved.
- a PDP is manufactured based on Noriation 1 and Variation 3, and a drive circuit is connected to each of them, and the ability to drive stably while changing the discharge start voltage applied between scan electrode 105 and sustain electrode 106. It verified about. As a result, both are about 1
- Fig. 9 (a) shows a part of the display electrode pair of the PDP as viewed from the back plate side.
- the range surrounded by the two-dot chain line is the range corresponding to the discharge snore.
- Fig. 9 (b) is a plan view of the principal part, an enlarged part of it.
- the display electrode pair 104 composed of the scan electrode 105 and the sustain electrode 106 is extended and disposed so as to extend over a plurality of discharge cells.
- the protrusions 118 and 119 are arranged so as to face each other so that the transparent electrodes 1 51 and 161 constituting the scan electrode 105 and the sustain electrode 106 protrude from each other, and the force of each of the plurality of protrusions 118 and 119 facing each other is transparent. They are arranged so as to face each other with a gap g narrower than the gap G between the electrodes 151 and 161.
- the electrode processing parts 171, 172 extending from one of the nose electrodes 159, 169 and facing the other bus electrode 159, 169 protruding the opposing side force between the transparent electrodes 151, 161, the transparent
- the base force also corresponds to the partial force protrusions 118 and 119.
- the electrode processing parts 171, 172 are formed with a width of about 5 [m], for example.
- the protrusions 118 and 119 form a pair in each electrode, and the tip side of the surface parallel to the main surface of the strip-shaped scan electrode 105 has an acute-angled outline, thereby forming a pair.
- the protrusions 118 and 119 are formed in a claw-like shape so that the tips of the protrusions 118 and 119 approach each other.
- the tip side shape of the protrusions 118, 119 has an acute-angled contour, but not limited to this, it is sufficient if it is formed with a polygonal shape and a curved contour.
- a virtual line directly connecting each tip 221 of a pair of opposing protrusions 118, 119 draws a square 220, and each tip 221 is the square 220. It is arranged to be located at the corner.
- the four tips 221 have a mutual gap g relative to each other at an interval, for example, about 5 [m].
- a plurality of protrusions 118, 119 are provided in the discharge cell, and the tip sides of these protrusions are parallel to the main surface of the scan electrode 105. Since it is formed to have an acute-angled contour, the potential concentrates at the protrusions 118 and 119, and at the tip of the protrusion, the potential is further concentrated, and there are multiple locations in the discharge cell where discharge is likely to start. It is easier to start the discharge than in the discharge cell having only one pair of protrusions.
- the protrusions from the opposite sides of the scan electrode 105 or the sustain electrode 106 have the same dimensions, and a pair of protrusions adjacent to each other in the same electrode form a pair, and the protrusions 118 and 119 constituting the pair. Since the forces between the tips are bent so as to approach each other, when power is supplied to the scanning electrode 105 and the sustain electrode 106, equipotential lines are connected between the tips where the potential concentration occurs, and the other electrode is directed to the other electrode. It will be in a state of overhanging.
- the protrusions 118 and 119 between the different electrodes are projected at the tips of the third embodiment. Since the discharge is started in a discharge gap narrower than the discharge gap between the tips of the sections 118 and 119, the discharge can be started reliably even when a low voltage is applied, and the variation in the discharge delay time that occurs in multiple discharge cells The width can also be reduced. Therefore, power consumption can be reduced while maintaining the image quality of the PDP.
- the protrusions 118 and 119 are arranged so that the imaginary line directly connecting the tips of the four closest protrusions 118 and 119 forms a square 220, between the pair of protrusions 118 and 119 In this case, the electric field concentration becomes stronger and the above effect becomes larger.
- the protrusions 118 and 119 are formed by extending from the nose electrodes 159 and 169, the protrusions 118 and 119 are formed simultaneously with the microfabrication process used for forming the bus electrodes 159 and 169.
- the electrical resistance from the bus electrodes 159, 169 to the protrusions 118, 119 Since the resistance can be reduced, the protrusions 118 and 119 can be easily manufactured, the discharge cell size can be reduced, and the responsiveness can be improved.
- the protrusions 118 and 119 are formed by extending the bus electrodes 159 and 169 and extending from the opposing sides of the opposing transparent electrodes 151 and 161. Also good.
- the force that arranged the projections 118, 119 so that the shape connecting the tips of the projections 118, 119 bent into four claw shapes becomes a square, other than that, a rectangle, a parallelogram Also, other square shapes such as trapezoids may be arranged.
- the force between the tips of the projecting portions 118 and 119 constituting the pair is described as being formed by bending into a nail shape so as to be close to each other. If the protrusions 118 and 119 have a shape that is asymmetric with respect to the center line and the ends of the protrusions 118 and 119 constituting a pair face each other, Good.
- the same electrode per discharge cell is provided on the same electrode per discharge cell. Even one is ⁇ .
- two or more pairs of protrusions may be provided on the same electrode per discharge cell.
- the pair of protrusions 118, 119 may be paired only in either one of the electrodes.
- a PDP is manufactured, and a drive circuit or the like is connected to each, and whether or not stable driving is performed while changing a discharge start voltage applied between the scanning electrode 105 and the sustain electrode 106. Verified. As a result, it was confirmed that even if the voltage was lower than the conventional discharge start voltage of about 100 [V], it could be driven stably.
- FIG. 10 is a schematic plan view showing the configuration of the display electrode pair in the discharge cell of the PDP in the fifth embodiment, and also shows the back plate side force of the PDP.
- FIG. 10 is a plan view of an essential part corresponding to FIGS. 6 (a) to 9 (a), and a range surrounded by a two-dot chain line is a range corresponding to a discharge cell. It is.
- the display electrode pair 104 having the scan electrode 105 and the sustain electrode 106 as a pair is extended and disposed so as to extend over a plurality of discharge cells, and the scan electrode 105 and the sustain electrode are arranged.
- 106 includes transparent electrodes 151 and 161 and bus electrodes 159 and 169, and projecting portions 118 and 119 having sharp edges at the front ends are arranged to face each other so that the transparent electrodes 151 and 161 protrude from opposite sides.
- the electrode processed portions 171, 172 extending from one of the nose electrodes 159, 169 and facing the other bus electrode 159, 169 are also projected as a result of the opposing side forces of the transparent electrodes 151, 161 protruding.
- the base force also corresponds to the partial force protrusions 118 and 119.
- the gaps g between the projecting portions 118 and 119 which are formed of the same material as the bus electrodes 159 and 169 and are opposed to each other are kept narrower than the gap G between the transparent electrodes 151 and 161, respectively.
- the gap G is 50 to: ⁇ [/ ⁇ m]
- the gap g is 5 [m]
- the tip sides of the protrusions 118 and 119 have a tip angle of 5 to 60. It is desirable that it is formed with a sharp acute angle.
- the protrusions 118 and 119 are stretched from the forceless electrodes 159 and 169, that is, formed of the same material as the bus electrodes 159 and 169, they are used for forming the bus electrodes 159 and 169.
- the protrusions 118 and 119 can be formed, and the electrical resistance from the nose electrodes 159 and 169 to the protrusions 118 and 119 can be reduced.
- the size of the discharge cell can be reduced in order to achieve higher definition of the PDP.
- the responsiveness can be improved.
- the gap g between the opposing protrusions is set in the range of 1 to 10 [m].
- the gap is not limited to the above range, and due to circumstances such as the fineness of the PDP, the gap g may be larger than 10 [m].
- the dielectric layer has a relative dielectric constant ⁇ force in the range of 3 ⁇ 4 to 5, and the force ratio described so that the film thickness d is in the range of 1 to 10 [m].
- the dielectric constant may be 5 to 15 and the film thickness d may be 10 to 45 [m].
- a plasma display panel with a reduced discharge start voltage and improved luminous efficiency, reliability, and quality can be used for a large television, a high-definition television, or a large display device. It can be used in the video equipment industry, advertising equipment industry, industrial equipment and other industrial fields, and its industrial applicability is very wide and large.
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