Operation of a coplanar-electrode plasma display panel cell

Plasma display panels (PDP's) are composed of miniature gas discharge devic es sustained in noble gas mixtures. Ln this paper, the dynamics of a coplan ar-electrode PDP cell are described using results from a two-dimensional co mputer simulation, During the first voltage pulse, the discharge takes plac e between the top and bottom electrodes. Due to charging of the bottom diel ectric during the first discharge pulse, a surface discharge takes place be tween the top coplanar electrodes on successive pulses.