High-performance plasma display panel with cathodes in the cell walls

Author

Fujii, Kozo ; Sawai, Hideo

Author_Institution

Oki Electr. Ind. Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

Volume

39

Issue

4

fYear

1992

fDate

4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

803

Lastpage

808

Abstract

An improved color DC plasma display structure was developed and its characteristics were investigated. The configuration of the device is formed using a multiple thick-film printing technique which allows the realization of a large-scale panel. Discharge occurs from thick cathodes formed on three of the cell sidewalls. The panel developed exhibits the following improvements when compared to a conventional panel with straight row-and-column electrodes: it generates a high luminous efficiency of 0.16 lm/W (a 1.3-fold improvement with a 200-μA/cell), produces high uniformity in light output (a 1.4-fold improvement), and has an increased lifetime under accelerated conditions of 240 h at 400 μA/cell (corresponding to a 4-fold improvement at 70% of initial brightness). The mechanisms of the improvements used in the new cathode structure are discussed

Keywords

cathodes; flat panel displays; gas-discharge displays; thick film devices; 240 h; accelerated lifetime; cathodes; cell sidewalls; color DC plasma display structure; high luminous efficiency; large-scale panel; light output uniformity; multiple thick-film printing technique; plasma display panel; Apertures; Brightness; Cathodes; Electrodes; Fabrication; Large-scale systems; Plasma displays; Plasma properties; Printing; Sputtering;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9383

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/16.127468

Filename

127468