JP2000226232A - Leadless low-melting glass composition - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a glass composition which is a low-melting leadless glass composition and useful as a material for respective elements of a plasma display panel(PDP). SOLUTION: This composition is a leadless low-melting glass composition and the composition thereof is 45-60 wt.% of ZnO, 23-35 wt.% of B2O3, 5-25 wt.% of SiO2, 4-14 wt.% of R2O (the sum total of K2O, NaO and Li2O), 0-3 wt.% of RO (the sum total of CaO, BaO and MgO) and 0-5 wt.% of TiO2. The composition is preferably used as a dielectric glass layer for covering a transparent electrode of a PDP.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a lead-free low-melting glass composition.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in the field of flat display devices such as televisions and computers, plasma display panels, that is, PDPs, have been widely used. The PDP
Has a structure in which a large number of cells (micro discharge spaces) partitioned by partition walls are formed between two substrate glasses, a phosphor is arranged on the inner surface of each cell, and the cells are filled with a discharge gas. The discharge gas is excited by the discharge between the electrodes in the cell, and the fluorescent substance in the ground state is emitted by the ultraviolet light generated at that time to form a pixel.

In general, an AC type PDP is provided with a transparent electrode and a dielectric glass layer covering the transparent electrode on one surface of the front glass substrate (surface facing the rear substrate), and one surface of the rear glass substrate (surface facing the front substrate). A plurality of address electrodes are formed so as to be orthogonal to the transparent electrodes, the entire upper surface of the substrate including the electrode portions is covered with a dielectric glass layer, and formed on the dielectric glass layer corresponding to the non-electrode portions. In order to prevent crosstalk between cells, a partition is provided, and finally, phosphors are arranged on the side and bottom surfaces of the partition.

[0004] For forming each element such as the dielectric glass layer and the partition walls of the PDP, glass having a low melting point is mainly used in powder form. That is, the low melting glass powder is usually 500 to
It is baked at a temperature of about 600 ° C. to be integrated. As the glass powder, satisfying the desired low-melting properties, yet because it can be widely selected a glass _{properties, PbO-SiO 2 -B 2 O} 3 based glass containing lead has been widely used.

[0005] However, the above glass material is of this kind PD
As a glass for forming each element of P, it had excellent properties, but in view of recent environmental problems, its use is not preferable because it contains a large amount of harmful lead components and should be avoided. It is. Further, there is a possibility that a problem may occur due to contact between the electrode and the lead component in the glass, and when this is used for forming a partition wall by, for example, a sand blast method, a glass paste is applied to the entire surface of the substrate and dried. Considering that about 60% of the glass is then discarded together with the blasting material by blasting, there is a disadvantage in that the disposal requires complicated work and cost.

Therefore, in the PDP industry, there is a demand for the development of a glass containing no lead component, which can be substituted for the glass containing lead, and various lead-free glasses have been proposed to meet this demand. . Examples thereof include, for example ZnO-B ₂ O ₃ -SiO ₂ based glass as a dielectric glass layer for covering the transparent electrodes of the front substrate (JP 60
JP-A-11246, JP-A-9-50769, JP-A-9-102273, JP-A-9-278482
Reference). However, the glass described in JP-A-60-11246 has a high softening point and its transparency is feared. Also, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-27848
According to the description in Japanese Patent Publication No. 2 and the like, the more the B ₂ O ₃ component is, the lower the dielectric constant is, which is advantageous as a dielectric glass layer. However, increasing the amount of the B ₂ O ₃ component tends to decrease the chemical resistance.
Considering that the glass powder comes into contact with water and chemicals at the time of forming the dielectric glass layer of P or the like, it is by no means preferable.

Although a lead-free glass composition for a glass layer for covering an address electrode on a rear substrate has not been specifically proposed yet, for example, bismuth glass is generally suggested. (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-1888)
25, JP-A-10-302651).
These are considered to utilize the fact that bismuth as a glass component imparts properties similar to lead to glass.However, with respect to bismuth compounds, there are still many unknown parts regarding the toxicity, and Due to the small amount and high cost of resources, their use for PDP is not considered to be a good solution.

Further, as a lead-free glass composition for a partition wall of a PDP, for example, P ₂ O ₅ -based glass is disclosed in JP-A-8-301631, and Z-based glass is disclosed in JP-A-9-283035.
The nO-BaO-based glass is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 10-167758 and 10-228869, and Bi ₂ O ₃ -S
iO ₂ based _{glass, BaO-B 2 O 3 -Al} 2 O 3 based glass in JP-A-10-188825 have been proposed respectively. However, each of these glasses is still PD
The performance required as the glass for forming partition walls of P cannot be sufficiently satisfied. In particular, P ₂ O ₅ -based glass proposed in JP-A-8-301631 has a thermal expansion coefficient that is too high. Therefore, it is necessary to add a relatively large amount of a low-expansion filler to the glass powder and use it. The resulting glass film becomes porous, the discharge between the partition walls becomes unstable, and the life of the PDP is expected to be shortened. Was done.

[0009] Thus, current, PDP of a dielectric layer and lead-free glass composition for the barrier ribs, conventionally universal is PbO-SiO ₂ containing lead has been -B ₂ O ₃ based glass Anything that can achieve performance comparable to that of the present state has not yet been developed.

In addition, the glass composition for each element of the PDP, that is, the dielectric layer covering the electrodes of the front substrate, the dielectric layer covering the address electrodes of the rear substrate, and the partition walls, are substantially the same as those of the PDP. In consideration of firing at a temperature of up to 600 ° C. and thermal integration, it is preferable to have the same composition as much as possible.However, conventionally, each of these glasses is a separate glass having a different required performance. The commonality of the required performance was not considered at all.

[0011]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to eliminate the problem of toxicity by replacing the lead-containing glass composition which has been widely used as a material for forming a partition wall of a PDP, and at the same time as the lead-based glass. Alternatively, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new glass composition for each element of a new PDP capable of exhibiting properties exceeding this, and which can simultaneously satisfy the required performance of each element with a single glass composition. is there.

[0012]

Means for Solving the Problems In the course of intensive research from the above object, the present inventors set forth the following as the performance required for the glass for each element of the PDP, and satisfy the required performance as much as possible. The glass composition to be used was further studied.

(1) The softening point is 550 ° C. or less, (2)
Linear thermal expansion coefficient (glass alone) is in the range of 75 to 85 × 10 ⁻⁷ , (3) the melted glass is transparent, (4) lead and bismuth are not contained as glass components, (5) ) Dielectric constant is 7.0 or less, (6) Dielectric strength is 1
KV or more; (7) excellent chemical resistance such as water resistance and alkali resistance.

As a result, a glass composition meeting the above object was found in ZnO-SiO ₂ -B ₂ O-based glass, and the present invention was completed.

According to the present invention, there is provided a lead-free and low-melting glass composition having a composition of ZnO 45 to 60 B ₂ O ₃ 23 to 35 SiO ₂ 5 to 25 R ₂ O (K ₂₀ , Na ₂ O, Li ₂ O sum of) 4~14 RO (CaO, BaO, the glass composition which is a MgO sum) 0 to 3 TiO ₂ 0 to 5 is provided.

In particular, according to the present invention, the above glass composition used as a dielectric glass layer covering a transparent electrode of PDP, the above glass composition used as a dielectric layer glass covering an address electrode of PDP, and The glass composition used as a glass forming a partition wall of a PDP is provided.

The glass composition according to the present invention satisfies the above-mentioned required performance based on the above constitution.
That is, the composition can be baked on a substrate glass at a low temperature of 550 ° C. or less, and has a desired low coefficient of thermal expansion, transparency,
A glass film having chemical resistance such as dielectric constant, withstand voltage, water resistance and alkali resistance can be formed.

The glass composition is a conventional PbO-SiO.
₂ -B ₂ O ₃ system is similar to the glass, was triturated and paste was coated on a transparent electrode of a front substrate of the PDP, it is possible to a dielectric glass layer by firing. After powdering, the glass composition of the present invention is mixed with a white pigment, if necessary, to form a paste. The paste is applied on the address electrode of the rear substrate of the PDP, and baked to form a dielectric glass layer or a reflective glass. Layers can be formed. Further, the glass composition of the present invention is used as a partition wall forming glass by powdering, mixing with a white pigment or a black pigment, an inorganic filler powder, forming a paste, patterning into a partition shape on the back substrate, and then firing. You can also.

[0019]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The low-melting-point lead-free glass composition according to the present invention will be described in detail below. It has the above specific composition (% by weight, the same applies hereinafter).

In this composition, the ZnO component is the core of lead-free glass which can be substituted for conventional lead-containing glass. If this is less than 45%, the resulting glass has the disadvantage that the softening point is too high and the withstand voltage is reduced. If it exceeds 60%, the chemical resistance decreases.

The B ₂ O ₃ component is selected from the range of 23 to 35%, and has a function of appropriately lowering the softening point and the dielectric constant of the glass. If it is less than 23%, the softening point becomes too high. If it exceeds 35%, there is a disadvantage that the chemical resistance is reduced.

The SiO ₂ component is a component serving as a skeleton of glass, and is selected from the range of 5 to 25%. This is 5%
If the ratio is less than the above range, vitrification becomes difficult, or even if vitrification is achieved, the obtained glass has poor chemical resistance, withstand voltage, and transparency. For use above 25%, the softening point is 5
It is difficult to obtain a glass having a temperature of 50 ° C. or lower.

R ₂ O (total of K ₂₀ , Na ₂ O and Li ₂ O)
The components are selected from the range of 4-14%. This is 4%
If the temperature is lower than, the softening point becomes too high, and it is difficult to obtain a desired low-melting glass. When the content exceeds 14%, the glass has a drawback that the linear expansion coefficient exceeds 85 × 10 ⁻⁷ and the withstand voltage is extremely reduced. Among them, Na ₂ O, which acts to lower the softening point of glass with a small amount of compounding,
The use of Li ₂ O is preferred.

The RO (total of CaO, BaO, and MgO) components is not always necessary, but the addition and blending thereof can exert an action of improving chemical resistance and withstand voltage. It is usually preferable to use up to 3%, and if it is more than 3%, there is a disadvantage that the softening point of the glass rapidly rises in accordance with the increase.

The TiO ₂ component is also an optional component, and its composition can improve the chemical resistance of the glass. The compounding amount is preferably up to 5%. If the compounding amount is more than 5%, the softening point of the glass becomes too high and the transparency is impaired.

In particular, in the glass composition of the present invention, an increase in the above-mentioned range of components capable of lowering the softening point, such as B ₂ O ₃ and R ₂ O, is useful for lowering the softening point, but the crystal in the glass Therefore, it is desirable to appropriately select an appropriate amount thereof according to the required performance of the glass to be obtained.

The glass composition of the present invention has the above-mentioned properties, that is, a softening point of 550.degree.
85 × 10 ⁻⁷ , excellent transparency, dielectric constant of 7.0 or less, withstand voltage of 1 KV or more, good chemical resistance such as water resistance and alkali resistance.

It is to be noted that the glass composition of the present invention may further contain other suitable glass components, if necessary, on the premise that the above-mentioned glass components contain predetermined amounts of the above glass components as essential components. The glass component that can be added and compounded as necessary and the amount thereof can be appropriately selected from those and ranges that do not adversely affect the properties of the obtained glass. Specific examples of the glass component include, for example, SnO, SnO ₂ , W
O ₃ , MoO ₃ , Al ₂ O ₃ , Tl ₂ O ₃ , V ₂ O ₅ , La
Examples thereof include ₂ O ₃ and ZrO ₂ . These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
It is desirably within the range of weight%. These formulations may help fine-tune the fusing temperature and chemical resistance.

In forming each element of the PDP, the glass composition of the present invention is powdered. The pulverization can be performed according to a conventional method. For example, the glass powder according to the present invention is obtained by mixing the respective raw material compounds so as to have the above-mentioned component composition, melting the obtained mixed batch at about 1150 to 1250 ° C., cooling the molten glass between water-cooled rolls, and cooling the glass into a flake form. Get the glass. The glass flakes can be prepared by wet or dry pulverization using a suitable pulverizer such as a ball mill. When wet pulverization is carried out in water, it is particularly desirable to vacuum-dry the cake obtained by filtering off the water at a low temperature.

The powder of the glass composition of the present invention thus obtained is not particularly limited, but is usually about 0.1 to 0.1.
It is desirable to have a particle size in the range of 30 μm. Such a particle size can be easily adjusted according to a known and commonly used method. The powder particles obtained according to the above method can be further classified as needed to adjust the particle size to an appropriate particle size in the above range, more preferably to a particle size in a range of about 0.5 to 10 μm.

The method of forming each element of the PDP using the glass composition of the present invention is slightly different depending on each element, and these methods basically follow various conventionally known methods. it can. Hereinafter, the method will be described in detail for each element.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a typical example of a PDP having each element. In the following description, the reference numerals in FIG. 1 are cited.

(1) Formation of a dielectric glass layer (4) on a front glass substrate (1) of a PDP provided with a transparent electrode (2) A normal soda lime glass is formed on the AC type front substrate (1). Alternatively, a high strain point glass is used, and a transparent electrode (2) (ITO film) is formed on one side of the glass facing the rear substrate (10).
On the transparent electrode, a bus electrode (3) having high conductivity (for example, a silver electrode made of a thick film material, an aluminum electrode, or a Cr / Cu / Cr electrode made by sputtering) is patterned and arranged. The electrode (3) is entirely coated with the glass composition according to the present invention to form a dielectric glass layer (4).
Is formed. Further, the surface of this dielectric glass layer is covered with a protective layer (5) made of MgO.

The glass composition for a dielectric layer of the present invention is generally used by mixing the above-mentioned lead-free low-melting glass powder with an organic vehicle to prepare a suitable paste form. Here, as the organic vehicle to be used, any of various types generally used for this kind of glass paste may be used, and these are usually formed of a solvent solution of a resin. Preferred examples of the resin include a cellulose resin and an acrylic resin. The cellulose resin includes ethyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose, nitrocellulose, and the like, and the acrylic resin includes polybutyl acrylate, polyisobutyl methacrylate, and the like. In general, the above-mentioned resin is preferably used alone or in combination of two or more kinds in a glass paste composition to be adjusted, and the total amount is preferably in the range of about 0.5 to 20% by weight. . The glass paste may further contain, if necessary, additives known to be usually added and blended, for example, a suspending agent, a dispersant, and an agent for improving the adhesion to the substrate glass.

The solvent constituting the solvent solution of the above resin may be any of various commonly known solvents, and is not particularly limited. In general, a resin that is excellent in solubility of a resin and can form a viscous oil is preferable. This includes medium- and high-boiling ester solvents, ether solvents, petroleum solvents and the like. Specific examples include, for example, butyl cellosolve acetate, ester solvents such as butyl carbitol acetate, ether solvents such as butyl carbitol, naphtha,
Examples thereof include petroleum solvents such as mineral terpenes. These may be used alone or in combination of two or more.

The preparation of the above-mentioned glass paste and the method of forming the dielectric glass layer using the same will now be described in detail. First, a predetermined amount of the present invention is dissolved in an oil obtained by dissolving the above resin in a solvent having a relatively high boiling point. The glass composition is dispersed with a dispersing machine such as a three-roll mill, a ball mill, and a sand mill to prepare a slurry or paste (glass paste), and then the glass paste is subjected to, for example, a doctor blade method.
In accordance with various methods such as a roll coating method, a screen printing method, a table coater, a reverse coater, and a spraying method, coating is performed on a front substrate provided with a transparent electrode. Alternatively, after a dry green sheet is formed in advance from the glass composition of the present invention, this sheet can be laminated on a front substrate provided with a transparent electrode.

The desired dielectric glass layer can be obtained by baking the glass composition formed on the front substrate as described above at a temperature of about 500 to 600 ° C. in a molding furnace.

The dielectric glass layer thus obtained is usually 20 to 30 μm in thickness, and has sufficient electric insulation and discharge characteristics at this film pressure. Its withstand voltage is usually 1 kV or more, and its dielectric constant is 7.0 or less. In particular, the glass layer is
Since it does not contain lead, there is no reaction between the electrode and the glass, and therefore, it has excellent dielectric properties.

The glass layer is transparent and has a smooth surface. The surface smoothness of this layer facilitates the formation of a defect-free MgO protective layer and thus guarantees stable discharge characteristics. In order to obtain this smooth surface, particularly preferably,
It is preferable to classify the powder of the glass composition of the present invention in advance to remove giant particles, and to rub the paste of the powder with a screen. Further, in order to obtain a better smooth surface, for example, a glass having a relatively high softening point in the glass composition of the present invention is used for an electrode site, and a glass having a relatively low softening point is used as the glass having a high softening point. Can be adopted.

(2) Formation of a dielectric glass layer (7) on the address electrode (8) of the PDP back glass substrate (10) On the back substrate (10), a passivation film of, for example, a silicon oxide film is generally used. A stripe-shaped address electrode (8) is formed so as to be orthogonal to the transparent electrode (2) of the front substrate (1), and is formed of a thick silver paste, a thick aluminum paste, a Cr-Cu-Cr sputtered film, or the like. And a dielectric glass layer (7) is formed on the entire back plate so as to cover the electrodes. Further, a large number of partitions (6) are formed adjacent to the electrodes, and red, blue, and green phosphors (9) are provided on the address electrodes (8) and the partitions (6) for each partition.
Formed on the side.

The glass composition of the present invention is used as a suitable paste to form a dielectric glass layer covering the address electrodes. The paste and the dielectric glass layer prepared here are formed by the above-described PDP.
It can be the same as the case of the dielectric glass layer on the transparent electrode of the front substrate. Also, the thickness of the dielectric glass layer to be formed can similarly be in the range of about 20 to 30 μm.

However, since the dielectric glass layer has a role as an insulating layer for preventing leakage between electrodes and a role as a reflector for improving luminance during discharge, the glass layer It is preferable that an appropriate inorganic pigment, inorganic filler, or the like is blended for improving brightness. These inorganic pigments can be blended by adding an appropriate amount thereof to the glass composition of the present invention.

Examples of the inorganic pigment include white inorganic pigments. According to the use, by making the back surface of the PDP white during discharge light emission, light reflection can be improved, and the brightness of the PDP can be improved. Examples of such white inorganic pigments include various kinds of pigments that are generally known to be incorporated into this kind of glass composition, such as TiO ₂ (titanium oxide) pigments and ZnO (zinc oxide) pigments. .

It is preferable that the amount of the above-mentioned inorganic pigment is limited to the minimum necessary for coloring the fired film of the obtained glass. This is because the inorganic pigment itself does not melt during firing, and its addition tends to make the fired film porous. The amount of the inorganic pigment to be blended is generally selected from an amount up to 30% by weight, more preferably 20% by weight based on the weight of the glass composition of the present invention.

As the inorganic filler that can be added and blended in the composition of the present invention, generally, various inorganic fillers known to be able to be blended in this kind of dielectric glass layer, for example, Al ₂ O ₃ , SiO _{2 2} , ZrO ₂ , ZrSi
What adjusts the sintering temperature of O ₂ , MgO and the like, and adjusts the thermal expansion coefficient of the obtained glass layer such as β-eucryptite, β-spodumene, fused silica, cordierite, etc. it can. These can be used singly or as a mixture of two or more. Their particle size is generally about 0.
It is preferably selected from the range of 1 to 10 μm. The amount of the inorganic filler to be added to the glass composition of the present invention is preferably set to a minimum necessary amount because the calcined film of the obtained glass composition tends to be porous as the amount increases. It may be up to 30% by weight, preferably up to 20% by weight of the glass composition weight.

Further, as another example of the above-mentioned inorganic filler, Ni, Ni for preventing the erroneous discharge by appropriately leaking the electric charge accumulated in the dielectric glass layer on each address electrode.
Fine metal particles such as Cr can be used. These amounts can be appropriately selected from a range that does not impair the insulation between the address electrodes.

(3) Formation of Partition Walls The glass composition of the present invention can also be used as a material for forming partition walls of PDPs. In particular, the glass constituting the glass composition has a softening point low enough to enable formation of dense partition walls having sufficiently good discharge characteristics despite containing no lead, and various types of glass used in the partition wall forming step. It has excellent chemical resistance enough to withstand chemicals.

In general, the partition walls are formed by patterning a partition wall material obtained by blending a suitable inorganic pigment into the glass composition of the present invention, for example, in a paste form on a PDP back glass substrate to a thickness of 100 to 300 μm. It can be carried out by carrying out and firing this according to a conventional method.

The glass composition of the present invention can form a single partition wall layer on the back glass substrate of PDP, or can form a two-layer partition wall layer. For example, it is assumed that most of the formed partition glass layer is made of a white pigment in order to improve light emission luminance, and the uppermost part of the layer is made of a black pigment, so-called black stripe-like partition walls. It can also be a glass layer.

The glass composition of the present invention according to each of the above layers is
For example, white pigments such as TiO ₂ (titanium oxide) and ZnO (zinc oxide), CuO—Cr ₂ O ₃ , CuO—MnO—C
A fired black pigment such as r ₂ O ₃ or Cr ₂ O ₃ —CoO—Fe ₂ O ₃ is appropriately added and blended to form a partition wall paste. Further, to the paste, an appropriate amount of an inorganic filler, for example, alumina, silica, or the like, preferably alumina, can be added to improve the shape retention of the partition walls during the firing. Further, β-eucryptite, β-
Powders for adjusting the coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass layer, such as spodumene, fused silica and cordierite, can also be added. The amount of the above-mentioned inorganic pigment and inorganic filler to be added is generally selected from the amount of 40% by weight or less, preferably 30% by weight or less based on the glass powder of the present invention. Then, the inside of the partition after firing becomes porous, and there is no adverse effect on the discharge characteristics and the life.

In preparing the glass composition of the present invention into a paste for forming partition walls, the paste may be formed according to the method for forming the partition walls.
The organic vehicle exemplified in the section (1), a resin,
Each of the solvent and the additive can be used in the same manner by appropriately selecting the kind and amount thereof. In addition, the paste to be prepared is conventionally used in various methods, for example, a method of directly applying by a screen printing method, a method of patterning, a doctor blade method, a roll coating method, a screen printing method, a table coater, a reverse coater, After applying and applying by a spray method, transfer of a green sheet, etc., various known methods such as a method of patterning by sandblasting, a method of embedding photolithography, a photolithography method using a photosensitive resin as a resin in a glass paste, a mold In accordance with a transfer method, a patterning method such as a pressing method using a roll having a convex portion, and the like.
It is fired at a temperature of about 00 ° C. to obtain a desired partition wall.

The partition walls thus formed are very excellent in denseness, strength, shrinkage, chemical resistance and the like.

[0053]

The present invention will now be described in further detail with reference to examples. In the examples, parts and% are based on weight.

[0054]

Examples 1 to 5 The special materials zinc zinc, boric acid, silicon oxide, alkali carbonate, alkaline earth carbonate, and titanium oxide were melted in such an amount as to obtain a predetermined glass composition shown in Table 1 after melting. Each was mixed to prepare a batch raw material mixture, and 12
Melted at 00 to 1250 ° C. The taken out molten glass was rapidly cooled by being sandwiched between water-cooled rolls to obtain a flaky glass.

Next, the obtained glass was placed in a ball mill.
Water and wet pulverization using an alumina ball, the resulting slurry is dried, sieved, and then classified to give a particle size of 0.2
A glass composition powder of the present invention having a diameter of 10 to 10 μm was obtained.

[0056]

Comparative Examples 1 to 3 In Examples 1 to 5, the glass composition obtained after melting was out of the range of the present invention as shown in Table 1 (in Comparative Example 1, the glass component further contained a lead component and an alumina component. Flake-like comparative glass was obtained in the same manner except that a batch raw material mixture was prepared so as to obtain a mixture of components.

[0057]

[Table 1]

The properties of the glass composition powder of the present invention and the comparative glass composition powder obtained above were tested as follows.

(1) Linear Expansion Coefficient A glass powder sample is processed into a rod shape, fired at a temperature near the softening point, cut into a predetermined length, and then subjected to a thermomechanical analyzer TAS-100 manufactured by Rigaku Denki Co., Ltd. Use, 50-35
The elongation in the temperature range of 0 ° C. was measured and calculated.

(2) Softening Point A glass powder sample was put into a platinum cell, and the softening point was determined in a temperature range from room temperature to 700 ° C. by differential thermal analysis using the above apparatus.

(3) Dielectric constant A glass layer (30 to 50 μm) of a glass powder sample is printed and baked on a stainless steel plate on which an oxide film is formed, and an electrode having a diameter of 18 mm is formed on the glass layer. It was prepared using a silver paste, and the dielectric constant at 1 MHz was measured and calculated using a 4197A impedance / gain phase analyzer manufactured by Yokogawa Hewlett-Packard Co., Ltd.

(4) Transmittance (Transparency) A 20 μm glass layer of a glass powder sample was formed by firing at 550 ° C. on a 2 mm thick soda lime glass plate.
The transmittance of the fired glass layer was measured using a soda lime silica glass blank of 2 mm thickness as a blank, using a color and color difference measuring device TC-8600A manufactured by Tokyo Denshoku Technical Center Co., Ltd., under the conditions of a C light source and double viewing. It was measured.

(5) Withstand voltage A layer of a glass powder sample was formed on a soda lime glass plate on which a Cr—Cu—Cr layer was formed so that the film thickness after firing was 20 μm, and a silver electrode layer was formed thereon. Is formed using a withstand voltage tester 875A2 manufactured by Kikusui Electronics Co., Ltd.
A voltage was applied between both electrodes to measure a leaking voltage.

(6) Chemical Resistance In the sandblasting method and the photolithography method among the partition wall forming methods, an alkaline aqueous solution is used for developing and removing the mask resin and the glass paste during the process. The glass resistance was tested as follows. That is, using a glass powder sample, a glass layer of about 20 μm is printed and fired on a soda lime glass plate, and the fired glass obtained is immersed in a 100 g / l aqueous solution of sodium carbonate at 30 ° C. for 10 minutes, and fired glass is fired. Changes in the layer surface were observed with the naked eye and evaluated according to the following criteria.

◎: no change, ：: slight raster color generation, ×: whitening The results obtained are shown in Table 2 below.

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[Table 2]

From Table 2, it can be seen that the glass composition of the present invention is
It satisfies all of the basic characteristics of the dielectric glass layer of the entire substrate, the dielectric glass layer of the rear substrate, and the glass for forming the partition walls, and it is clear that the above can be effectively used for forming such a glass layer.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an AC-type PDP to which the glass composition of the present invention can be applied.
FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (1): Front substrate (2): Transparent electrode (3): Bus electrode (4): Front derivative glass layer (5): Protective layer (6): Partition wall (7): Back dielectric glass layer (8): Address electrode (9): Phosphor (10): Back substrate

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A lead-free, low-melting glass composition having a composition of ZnO 45-60 B ₂ O ₃ 23-35 SiO ₂ 5-25 R ₂ O (K ₂₀ , Na ₂ O , Li ₂ O) 4 to 14 RO (total of CaO, BaO, MgO) 0 to 3 TiO ₂ 0 to 5 2. The glass composition according to claim 1, which is used as a dielectric glass layer covering a transparent electrode of a plasma display panel. 3. The glass composition according to claim 1, which is used as a dielectric layer glass for covering an address electrode of a plasma display panel. 4. The glass composition according to claim 1, which is used as a glass forming a partition wall of a plasma display panel.