Patent ID: 6864630

Claim:
A plasma display panel comprising: a front substrate comprising a transparent first insulating substrate made of a float glass and a plurality of stripe-shaped first electrodes extending parallel to each other, each of said plurality of stripe-shaped first electrodes comprising at least one stripe-shaped discharge electrode, wherein said at least one stripe-shaped discharge electrode comprises a transparent electrode, a black-colored first conductive layer comprising a material selected from one of ruthenium oxide and a compound oxide of ruthenium, and a second conductive layer comprising silver formed in this order, said second conductive layer having a lower resistivity than said black-colored first conductive layer, said second conductive layer extending to a terminal portion of said transparent first insulating substrate, and said second conductive layer being operable to be connected to an external electrode; and a rear substrate comprising a second insulating substrate, a plurality of second electrodes extending parallel to each other and being formed on said second insulating substrate, and a plurality of ribs formed on said second insulating substrate separating adjacent second electrodes of said plurality of second electrodes and forming a plurality of discharge spaces therebetween, wherein said front substrate and said rear substrate are formed upon each other and said plurality of stripe-shaped first electrodes extend generally perpendicular to said plurality of second electrodes, said second conductive layer has a width smaller than that of said black-colored first conductive layer, and an end of said second conductive layer extends beyond an end of said black-colored first conductive layer.