Plasma display panel having high luminance display and capable of being driven with low voltage

Abstract

A plasma display panel has high definition, high luminance, and low power consumption. In the plasma display panel, the front panel is provided thereon with display electrodes, a dielectric layer, and a protective layer. The display electrodes are formed on the front glass substrate. The dielectric layer coats the display electrodes, and the protective layer is formed on the dielectric layer. The rear panel is provided thereon with address electrodes and barrier ribs for partitioning the discharge space in the direction crossing to the display electrodes. The front and rear panels are opposed to each other with a discharge space therebetween filled with a discharge gas. The protective layer on the dielectric layer includes an underlying film, and aggregated particles adhered on the underlying film, the aggregated particles being formed by aggregating crystal grains of magnesium oxide. The underlying film contains metal oxides composed of at least two oxides selected from magnesium oxide, calcium oxide, strontium oxide, and barium oxide. According to an X-ray diffraction analysis of the surface of the underlying film, in a specific plane direction, the metal oxides have a diffraction angle peak between the minimum and maximum diffraction angles of simple substances of the oxides composing the metal oxides.