Plasma display panel having slanted electrodes embedded in dielectric partition walls

Abstract

A plasma display panel including slanted electrodes is disclosed. In one embodiment, the plasma display panel includes: i) a front substrate, ii) a rear substrate facing the front substrate, iii) a dielectric wall interposed between the front and rear substrates to define discharge cells together with the front and rear substrates, iv) discharge electrodes including first and second discharge electrodes slanted at predetermined angles and embedded in the dielectric wall, wherein the first and second discharge electrodes surround on a diagonal, discharge corners of a discharge cell, respectively, and v) red, green, and blue phosphor layers formed in the discharge cells. Since the discharge electrodes are slanted, degradation of the phosphor layers due to the collision of ions during the discharge can be minimized. Therefore, the lifetime of the panel can be prolonged.