Hitachi, Ltd.

Naohiro Horiuchi

Kenji Okishiro

Go Saitou

A plasma display panel is provided with a discharge cell comprising a discharge space, a phosphor film contacting with the discharge space, a holding portion (barrier ribs and a dielectric layer) sectioning the discharge space and holding the phosphor film on an opposite side to the discharge space side, and gas filled in the discharge space and emitting ultraviolet light by discharge. The phosphor film comprises a phosphor layer emitting visible rays by excitation caused by ultraviolet light and a reflecting layer reflecting visible rays, the phosphor layer is provided between the reflecting layer and the discharge space, a film thickness of the reflecting layer is 15 &#x3bc;m or thinner, and a refractive index of the reflecting layer is 1.7 or higher.

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Saitama, Japan

Naohiro Horiuchi