Development of a New Sealing Material for PDP

Glass frit was selected to be a $Bi_2O_3-RO-R_2O_3$ system as a sealing material to replace the current PbO system in PDP. Fillers such as a zircon, cordierite and ${\beta}-eucryptite$ were added for the control of thermal expansion coefficient (CTE), flowability and strength for sealing. At $450-500^{\circ}C$, reaction of frit and filler and interface were evaluated by a flow button test and SEM observation. The composite (frit and filler) showed CTE in the range of 70-83 x $10^{-7}/K$ and flowability of 14-20mm. It can be a candidate for the replacement of PbO system.