Electrically conducting polyanilines for electrostatic dissipation

Abstract

Polyaniline, a family of intrinsically conducting polymers, can be incorporated as a conducting filler in various polymer matrixes as an alternative to carbon or metal. Low loading of the polyaniline is needed to reach the percolation threshold for the conductivity. Water based polyanilines have been developed. These materials can be spin, dip, or spray-coated to form transparent, conducting coatings. These coatings can function as removable charge dissipators or they can be made radiation curable. The cured polyanilines can be used as permanent dissipative coatings.