Plasma display panel (PDP)

Abstract

A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) includes: a front substrate having a first color tone; a rear substrate facing the front substrate; address electrodes arranged on the rear substrate and extending in a first direction; display electrodes arranged on the front substrate and extending in a second direction intersecting the address electrodes; a dielectric layer arranged on the front substrate to cover the display electrodes, the dielectric layer having a second color tone; barrier ribs arranged between the front and rear substrates to define discharge cells at intersection regions of the address and display electrodes, the barrier ribs having a third color tone to be subtractive-mixed with the first and second color tones; and phosphor layers arranged in the discharge cells.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

A more complete appreciation of the present invention and many of the attendant advantages thereof, will be readily apparent as the present invention becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like reference symbols indicate the same or similar components, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a partly exploded perspective view of a Plasma Display Panel (PDP) according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a top plane view illustrating a complementary color relationship between a front substrate and an upper dielectric layer of the PDP of FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a PDP according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 5 is a top plane view illustrating a complementary color of the PDP of FIG. 4.

Claims

1. A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) comprising: a front substrate having a first color tone;a rear substrate facing the front substrate;address electrodes arranged on the rear substrate and extending in a first direction;display electrodes arranged on the front substrate and extending in a second direction intersecting the address electrodes;a dielectric layer arranged on the front substrate to cover the display electrodes, the dielectric layer having a second color tone;barrier ribs arranged between the front and rear substrates to define discharge cells at intersection regions of the address and display electrodes, the barrier ribs having a third color tone to be subtractive-mixed with the first and second color tones; andphosphor layers arranged in the discharge cells.

2. The PDP of claim 1, wherein a color tone resulting from a mixture of the first and second color tones is complementary with the third color tone.

3. The PDP of claim 1, wherein the first color tone is one of cyan, magenta, and yellow colors that are subtractive mixture primary colors, the second color tone is another one of the cyan, magenta, and yellow colors, and the third color tone is the remaining one of the cyan, magenta, and yellow colors.

4. The PDP of claim 3, wherein the first color tone is the cyan color.

5. The PDP of claim 4, wherein the second color tone is the magenta color.

6. The PDP of claim 5, wherein the third color tone is the yellow color.

7. The PDP of claim 3, wherein a light transmittance of the front substrate is less than 92%.

8. The PDP of claim 3, wherein a light transmittance of the dielectric layer is equal to or greater than 65%.

9. The PDP of claim 3, wherein a total light transmittance of the front substrate and the dielectric layer is between 59 and 60%.

10. A Plasma Display Panel (PDP) comprising: a front substrate having a first color tone;a rear substrate facing the front substrate;barrier ribs defining discharge cells between the front and rear substrates, the barrier ribs having a second color tone;phosphor layers arranged in the discharge cells;address electrodes arranged on the rear substrate and extending in a first direction:a pair of display electrodes arranged on the front substrate and extending in a second direction intersecting the address electrodes; anda dielectric layer arranged on the front substrate to cover the display electrodes, the dielectric layer having a third color tone to be subtractive-mixed with the first and second color tones.

11. The PDP of claim 10, wherein a color tone resulting from a mixture of the first and second color tones is complementary with the third color tone.

12. The PDP of claim 10, wherein the first color tone is one of cyan, magenta, and yellow colors that are subtractive mixture primary colors, the second color tone is another one of the cyan, magenta, and yellow colors, and the third color tone is the remaining one of the cyan, magenta, and yellow colors.

13. The PDP of claim 12, wherein the first color tone is the cyan color.

14. The PDP of claim 13, wherein the second color tone is the magenta color.

15. The PDP of claim 14, wherein the third color tone is the yellow color.

16. The PDP of claim 12, wherein a light transmittance of the front substrate is less than 92%.

17. The PDP of claim 12, wherein a light transmittance of the dielectric layer is equal to or greater than 65%.

18. The PDP of claim 12, wherein a total light transmittance of the front substrate and the dielectric layer is between 59 and 60%.