Operation of a coplanar-electrode plasma display panel cell

Author

Rauf, Shahid ; Kushner, Mark J.

Author_Institution

Motorola Inc., Austin, TX, USA

Volume

27

Issue

1

fYear

1999

fDate

2/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

10

Lastpage

11

Abstract

Plasma display panels (PDPs) are composed of miniature gas discharge devices sustained in noble gas mixtures. In this paper, the dynamics of a coplanar-electrode PDP cell are described using results from a two-dimensional computer simulation. During the first voltage pulse, the discharge takes place between the top and bottom electrodes. Due to charging of the bottom dielectric during the first discharge pulse, a surface discharge takes place between the top coplanar electrodes on successive pulses

Keywords

digital simulation; gas mixtures; inert gases; plasma displays; plasma simulation; bottom dielectric; bottom electrode; coplanar-electrode plasma display panel cell; gas discharge display; inert gas mixtures; miniature gas discharge devices; noble gas mixtures; plasma device; successive pulses; surface discharge; top coplanar electrode; two-dimensional computer simulation; voltage pulse; Computer simulation; Dielectrics; Electrodes; Electrons; Flat panel displays; Helium; Plasma displays; Surface charging; Surface discharges; Voltage;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/27.762995

Filename

762995