A design for a plasma display panel that both reduces the capacitance between adjacent address electrodes while improving the optical characteristics of the display. This is achieved by having a layer formed on the rear substrate over the address electrodes being made of two separately patterned substances. The two substances have different dielectric constants while different optical properties. Preferably, the visible light generated in the phosphor layer of the display is reflected off the layer formed over the rear substrate and then transmitted through the front substrate.