Provided is a plasma flat lamp. The provided lamp includes a discharge gas
filled in a discharge area of a discharge container, at least two
electrodes generating a gas discharge in the discharge area, a low work
function material layer located in a discharge path between the
electrodes and collided against gas ions that are generated by the gas
discharge, and a fluorescent layer generating visible rays by ultraviolet
rays that are generated by the gas discharge in the discharge container.
The provided plasma flat lamp reduces a driving voltage due to the low
work function material layer against which ions are collided, and
increases luminescent efficiency by reducing the absorption of
ultraviolet rays of the low work function material layer.