Plasma display panel and method of fabricating the same

Abstract

A plasma display panel and a method of fabricating the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display panel includes i) a front substrate, ii) a rear substrate disposed to face the front substrate, iii) a dielectric wall disposed between the front and rear substrates to define discharge cells with the front and rear substrates, and having portions of different heights from each other, iv) a pair of sustain discharge electrodes including an X electrode and a Y electrode, embedded in the dielectric wall, and disposed to surround a discharge corner of the discharge cell, v) an address electrode embedded in the dielectric wall and disposed in a direction of crossing the Y electrode, and vi) red, green, and blue phosphor layers applied in the discharge cells. In one embodiment, a predetermined gap is formed between the front substrate and the dielectric wall due to a height difference between the portions of the dielectric wall where the address electrode is formed and is not formed, respectively. Accordingly, an exhaustion of impure gas can be performed sufficiently, and thus, the impure gas can be reduced and a discharge smear at the center portion of the panel can be removed.