referring to fig5 and fig6 there is shown a radio frequency pdp according to an embodiment of the present invention . the radio frequency pdp includes data electrodes 42 and scanning electrodes 46 provided on a lower substrate 40 in such a manner to be crossed with each other , and radio frequency electrodes 36 provided on an upper substrate 34 in such a manner to be crossed with the scanning electrodes . the upper substrate 34 is spaced , in parallel , from the lower substrate 40 by barrier ribs 52 . the radio frequency electrode 36 supplies a radio frequency signal . the radio frequency electrode 36 is made from a transparent electrode material to improve an aperture ratio of the discharge cell , and further comprises a bus electrode to prevent a conductivity reduction caused by the transparent electrode material . on the upper substrate 36 provided with the radio frequency electrodes 36 are formed a first dielectric layer 38 . the data electrodes 42 are provided on the lower substrate 40 in the same direction as the radio frequency electrodes 38 . the scanning electrodes 46 are provided in a direction crossing the radio frequency electrode 38 . between the data electrodes 42 and the scanning electrodes 46 is formed a second dielectric layer 44 for insulation . on the second dielectric layer 44 provided with the scanning electrodes 46 , a third dielectric layer 48 for electric charge accumulation and a protective film 50 are sequentially disposed . barrier ribs 52 are formed on the upper part of the protective film 50 , and a fluorescent material 54 is coated on the surfaces of the barrier ribs 52 . the barrier ribs 52 are formed at a high level because a distance between the radio frequency electrode 36 and the scanning electrode 46 must be sufficiently assured for the sake of a smooth radio frequency discharge . in this case , the barrier rib 52 may be formed into a lattice shape so as to prevent a cross talk between the discharge cells . the discharge space is filled with a discharge gas . in the radio frequency pdp having the structure as described above , as shown in fig7 discharge cells 56 are provided at each intersection among the radio frequency electrodes 36 , the scanning electrodes 46 and the data electrodes 42 . the radio frequency electrodes 36 and the scanning electrodes 46 is arranged to be crossed with each other , and the data electrodes 42 are arranged in parallel to the radio frequency electrodes 36 . in a certain discharge cell 56 , an address discharge is generated between the data electrode 42 and the scanning electrode 46 , and a radio frequency discharge is generated between the radio frequency electrode 36 and the scanning electrode 46 . a luminous area ( b ) proportional to an area of the opposite electrode during the radio frequency discharge is limited to a perpendicular area between the radio frequency electrode 36 and the scanning electrode 46 . as described above , in the radio frequency pdp according to an embodiment of the present invention , the luminous area ( b ) is reduced , thereby decreasing a radio frequency discharge power as well as improving the luminescence efficiency in accordance with a reduction in discharge current . also , the luminous area ( b ) is limited to prevent diffusion into the barrier ribs 52 , so that a loss of a spurious energy caused by electrons absorbed into the barrier ribs 52 can be prevented to reduce a discharge power . referring to fig8 and fig9 there is shown a radio frequency pdp according to another embodiment of the present invention . in the radio frequency pdp , radio frequency electrodes 58 is arranged to be parallel to scanning electrodes 60 and to be crossed with data electrodes 62 like the conventional radio frequency pdp . the data electrodes 62 having the structure crossing the radio frequency electrodes 58 are provided on the upper parts of the scanning electrodes 60 to be used for a radio frequency discharge . in other words , an address discharge is generated between the data electrode 62 and the scanning electrode 60 , and a radio frequency discharge is generated between the radio frequency electrode 58 and the data electrode 62 . when a radio frequency discharge is generated at a certain discharge cell 64 , as shown in fig1 , a luminous area ( c ) proportional to an area of the opposite electrode during the radio frequency discharge is limited to a perpendicular area between the radio frequency electrode 58 and the data electrode 62 . as described above , in the radio frequency pdp according to an embodiment of the present invention , the luminous area ( c ) is reduced , thereby decreasing a radio frequency discharge power as well as improving the luminescence efficiency in accordance with a reduction in a discharge current . also , the luminous area ( c ) is limited to prevent diffusion into the barrier ribs 52 , so that a loss of a spurious energy caused by electrons absorbed into the barrier ribs 52 can be prevented to reduce a discharge power . in addition , the radio frequency pdp according to the present invention does not require to consider the above - mentioned energy loss problem in fabricating the discharge cell with a fine structure owing to a limitation of the luminous areas b and c during the radio frequency discharge , so that it can implement a high resolution picture without a unnecessary increase in a discharge power . fig1 illustrates driving waveforms for explaining a method of driving a radio frequency pdp according to an embodiment of the present invention . the driving waveforms are applicable to all of the three - electrode radio frequency pdp , but they will be described with reference to the radio frequency pdp shown in fig5 for the convenience sake of explanation . in the address interval , a scanning pulse sp is line - sequentially applied to the scanning electrodes 46 . at the same time , the data electrodes 42 are synchronized with the scanning pulse sp to apply a data pulse dp for each scanning line in accordance with a video data . accordingly , an address discharge is generated by a voltage difference between the data electrodes 42 and the scanning electrodes 46 at the discharge cells to which the data pulse dp has been applied . most charged particles produced by the address discharge are accumulated into a shape of wall charge . at the lapse of the address interval , a radio frequency signal rf for the radio frequency discharge is applied to the radio frequency electrodes 36 and , at the same time , a triggering pulse tp is alternately applied to the radio frequency electrodes 36 and the scanning electrode 46 and the data electrodes 42 opposed thereto . in this case , the triggering pulse tp applied to the radio frequency electrodes 36 may be supplied by further comprising a waveform generator for generating a triggering pulse . a triggering discharge is generated by a triggering pulse applied to the radio frequency electrodes 36 , the scanning electrodes 46 and the data electrodes 42 at the discharge cells in which a wall charge is formed by the address discharge . more charged particles are activated by this triggering discharge , and the charged particles are drawn into the radio frequency signal rf to initiate a radio frequency discharge . in this case , the triggering discharge uniforms a wall charge amount having a nonuniform distribution at each discharge cell due to a discharge time difference in the address discharge to generate a uniform radio frequency discharge . such a triggering discharge is generated only by the triggering pulse tp applied to the scanning electrodes 46 and the data electrodes 42 like the prior art , but may be generated by the triggering pulse tp applied to the radio frequency electrodes 36 , too . accordingly , the charged particles caused by the triggering discharge are produced at an area near to the radio frequency electrodes 36 unlike the prior art . electrons in the charged particles produced at the area close to the radio frequency electrodes 36 are more easily drawn to a smaller voltage level of radio frequency signal to make an oscillating motion within the discharge space . accordingly , a voltage level of the radio frequency signal for drawing electrons is decreased , so that a radio frequency discharge power can be reduced . also , a lot of charged particles are produced at the area close to the radio frequency electrodes 36 , thereby increasing an amount of electrons that are drawn into the radio frequency signal to generate a discharge while doing an oscillating motion . accordingly , more lots of vacuum lays are generated to radiate the fluorescent material 54 , so that the luminescence efficiency can be improved . although the present invention has been explained by the embodiments shown in the drawings described above , it should be understood to the ordinary skilled person in the art that the invention is not limited to the embodiments , but rather that various changes or modifications thereof are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention . accordingly , the scope of the invention shall be determined only by the appended claims and their equivalents .