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Using a combination of functionalized dopants was found to be a simple method to improve the processability of intrinsically conducting polymers while retaining relatively high levels of conductivity. Two intrinsically conducting polymers, poly(3‐octylthiophene) and polyaniline were co‐doped with various combinations of dopants. In both systems, solubility was improved and coherent films were formed directly from common organic solvents without the need for a post‐processing doping step. Co‐doped intrinsically conducting polymer films exhibited conductivities up to 10−2 S/cm. Additionally, certain polyaniline complexes were capable of being melt processed without loss of conductivity.

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A new class of conductive and stable additives has been developed via in situ polymerization of intrinsically conductive polymers onto carbon black. Melt processing of these tunable nanocomposite additives into various plastics leads to extrudable and injection moldable static dissipative materials with uniform and reproducible resistivity levels within an order of magnitude. These additives perform similarly in a variety of thermosets.