1. Field
This disclosure relates to a red phosphor and a plasma display panel (PDP) including the red phosphor.
2. Description of the Related Art
Phosphors are materials that receive energy such as light or electrons from the exterior and emit light (from the visible light wavelength range) that is perceivable by the human eye. Phosphors may be used for such electronic devices as plasma display panels (PDP), field emission displays (FED), and light emitting diodes (LED), and they may dominate the light emission characteristics and color characteristics of the electronic devices.
A PDP is a display device that displays an image by exciting phosphors with vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) rays generated by gas discharge in discharge cells.
A phosphor layer of the PDP includes red, green, and blue phosphors. Such phosphors should exhibit satisfactory light emitting brightness, decay time characteristics, and lifetime.