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Method of producing plasma display panel with protective layer of an alkaline earth oxide

a technology of alkali earth oxide and plasma display panel, which is applied in the manufacture of electrodes, electrode systems, electric discharge tubes/lamps, etc., can solve the problems of lcds consuming a small amount of electricity, crts are not suitable for large screen sizes, and the thickness and weight increase, so as to improve the efficiency of conversion and improve the brightness of the panel. , the effect of improving the life of the panel

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-08-18
PANASONIC CORP
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Benefits of technology

"The present invention aims to improve the brightness and lifespan of PDPs by improving the efficiency of converting discharge energy to visible rays and protecting the dielectric glass layer. To achieve the first objective, the amount of Xe in the discharge gas is set to 10% by volume or less, and the charging pressure for the discharge gas is set to 500 to 760 Torr, which is higher than conventional charging pressures. This increases the amount of ultraviolet light emitted, improves the efficiency of converting fluorescent substance to visible rays, and increases panel brightness. Additionally, a protecting layer consisting of an alkaline earth oxide with (100)-face or (110)-face orientation is formed on the surface of the dielectrics glass layer, which prevents deterioration of the dielectric glass layer and keeps the discharge voltage low. The use of thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) method or plasma enhanced CVD method, which have not been used as methods of forming protecting layers, further improves the effects of the invention."

Problems solved by technology

However, the depth and weight increase as the screen size increases.
Therefore, CRTs are not suitable for large screen sizes exceeding 40 inch.
LCDs consume a small amount of electricity and operate on a low voltage.
However, producing a large LCD screen is technically difficult, and the viewing angles of LCDs are limited.
However, since discharge energy is not effectively converted to ultraviolet light and conversion ratio in fluorescent substance is low, it is difficult for PDPs to provide brightness as high as that of fluorescent lights.
However, it is difficult for a magnesium oxide layer formed by the vacuum vapor deposition method to obtain a protective layer having enough sputtering resistance.
There is also a problem that discharges decrease the amount of secondary electron emitted.

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Structure and Production Method

[0040]FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a discharge PDP of the present embodiment. Though FIG. 2 shows only one cell, a PDP includes a number of cells each of which emits red, green, or blue light.

[0041]The present PDP includes: a front panel which is made up of front glass substrate 11 with display electrodes 12 and dielectric glass layer 13 thereon; and a back panel which is made up of back glass substrate 15 with address electrode 16, partition walls 17, and fluorescent substance layer 18, the front panel and back panel being bonded together. Discharge space 19, which is sealed with the front panel and back panel, is charged with a discharge gas. The present PDP is made as follows.

[0042]Producing the Front Panel

[0043]The front panel is made by forming display electrodes 12 onto front glass substrate 11, covering it with dielectrics glass layer 13, then forming protecting layer 14 on the surface of dielectric glass layer 13.

[0044]In the present embodimen...

examples 1-9

[0102]Table 1 shows PDP Examples 1-9 which were made according to the present embodiment. The cell size of the PDP was set as follows: the height of partition walls 7 is 0.15 mm, the distance between partition walls 7 (cell pitch) 0.15 mm, and distance d between discharge electrodes 12 is 0.05 mm.

[0103]Dielectric glass layer 13, being lead glass, was formed by transferring a mixture of 75% by weight of lead oxide (PbO), 15% by weight of boron oxide (B2O3), 10% by weight of silicon oxide (SiO2), and organic binder (made by dissolving 10% ethyl cellulose in α-terpineol) onto front glass substrate 11 with display electrodes 12 by screen printing and baking them for 10 minutes at 520° C. The thickness of dielectric glass layer 13 was set to 20 μm.

[0104]The ratio of He to Xe in the discharge gas and the charging pressure were set as shown in Table 1 except that the ratio of He in the discharge gas was set to less than 10% by volume for Examples 7 and 9 and that the charging pressure for ...

embodiment 2

[0110]The overall structure and production method of the PDP of the present embodiment is the same as that of Embodiment 1 except that a dense protecting layer consisting of magnesium oxide with (100)-face orientation is formed with a printing method shown below.

Forming of Processing Layer with Printing Method

[0111]A dense protecting layer consisting of magnesium oxide with (100)-face orientation is formed by transferring magnesium salt paste with a plate-shaped crystal structure onto the dielectric glass layer and baking it.

[0112]The magnesium salts with a plate-shaped crystal structure for use are magnesium carbonate (MgCO3), magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2), magnesium oxalate (MgC2O4), etc. The production methods of these magnesium salts are described below in Examples 10-14.

[0113]The dense protecting layer consisting of magnesium oxide with (100)-face orientation formed by the printing method has the same effects as that formed with the method shown in Embodiment 1.

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Abstract

The first object of the present invention is to provide a PDP with improved panel brightness which is achieved by improving the efficiency in conversion from discharge energy to visible rays. The second object of the present invention is to provide a PDP with improved panel life which is achieved by improving the protecting layer protecting the dielectrics glass layer. To achieve the first object, the present invention sets the amount of xenon in the discharge gas to the range of 10% by volume to less than 100% by volume, and sets the charging pressure for the discharge gas to the range of 500 to 760 Torr which is higher than conventional charging pressures. With such construction, the panel brightness increases. Also, to achieve the second object, the present invention has, on the surface of the dielectric glass layer, a protecting layer consisting of an alkaline earth oxide with (100)-face or (110)-face orientation. The protecting layer, which may be formed by using thermal Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) method, plasma enhanced CVD method, or a vapor deposition method with irradiation of ion or electron beam, will have a high sputtering resistance and effectively protect the dielectrics glass layer. Such a protecting layer contributes to the improvement of the panel life.

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[0001]This application is a reissue of U.S. Pat. No. 5,993,543, application Ser. No. 08 / 890,577 filed on Jul. 10, 1997.[0002]This is a divisional application of Ser. No. 08 / 766,030, filed on Dec. 16, 1996, now issued as U.S. Pat. No. 5,770,921.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003](1) Field of the Invention[0004]This invention relates to a plasma display panel used as a display device and the method of producing the display panel, specifically to a plasma display panel suitable for a high-quality display.[0005](2) Description of the Prior Art[0006]Recently, as the demand for high-quality large-screen TVs such as high-vision TVs have increased, displays suitable for such TVs, such as Cathode Ray Tube (CRT), Liquid Crystal Display (LCD), and Plasma Display Panel (PDP), have been developed.[0007]CRTs have been widely used as TV displays and excel in resolution and picture quality. However, the depth and weight increase as the screen size increases. Therefore, CRTs are not suitable for large...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C30B29/16C23C16/40C30B23/00H01J9/02H01J9/20H01J9/24H01J9/38H01J11/12H01J11/14H01J11/22H01J11/24H01J11/26H01J11/28H01J11/34H01J11/36H01J11/38H01J11/40H01J11/42H01J11/44H01J11/48H01J11/50
CPCC23C16/403C23C16/404H01J9/02H01J11/12H01J11/38H01J11/50H01J11/40Y10T117/1008H01J2211/38H01J2211/40H01J2211/50Y10T117/1004
Inventor AOKI, MASAKITORII, HIDEOFUJII, EIJIOHTANI, MITSUHIROINAMI, TAKASHIKAWAMURA, HIROYUKITANAKA, HIROYOSHIMURAI, RYUICHIISHIKURA, YASUHISANISHIMURA, YUTAKAYAMASHITA, KATSUYOSHI
Owner PANASONIC CORP