TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The composition comprises compounds of formulae (I) and (II); compounds of formulae (III) and (IV); compounds of formulae (V) and (VI); or compounds of formulae (VII) and (VIII). The composition, upon electron activation, is at least partially converted into a redox couple. It comprises compounds of formulae (Ib) and (IIb). It comprises compounds of formulae (1c) and (IIc). It comprises compounds of formulae (IIIa) and (IVa), compounds of formulae (IIIb) and (IVb), compounds of formulae (Va) and (VIa), compounds of formulae (Vb) and (VIb), compounds of formulae (VIIa) and (VIIIa), or compounds of formulae (VIIb) and (VIIIb).R11=1-12C alkyl, 3-12C cycloalkyl, C6H5-, CnH2n+1, C6H5CpH2p-, CpH2p+1C6H4-, CpH2p+1C6H4CnH2n-, CH2=CHCpH2p-, CH2=CHC6H5-, CH2=CHCH2-, CH2=CHCH2CH2-, CH2=CHC6H4CpH2p+1-, CH2=CHCpH2pC6H4-, or compounds of formulae (2) or (3);X-, n, p=have meanings as defined;R12=phenyl, naphtyl, pyridyl, furyl, or thiophenyl, and being optionally substituted with F, Cl, Br, I, OH, 1-6C alkoxy, 1-6C hydroxy alkyl, NO2, CN, (CH3)2N-, (C2H5)2N-, (C3H7)2N-, (C4H9)2N-, (i-Pr)2N-, 1-12C alkyl, CnH2n+1, Ph2P(O)-, Ph2P-, Me2P(O)-, Me2P, Ph2P(S), Me2P(S), Ph3P=N-, or Me3P=N-.In formulae (Va) and (VIa),R12=phenyl, naphtyl, pyridyl, furyl, or thiophenyl, and optionally substituted with F, Cl, Br, I, OH, 1-6C alkoxy, 1-6C hydroxy alkyl, NO2, CN, 1-2C alkyl,1-6C hydroxy alkyl, 1-6C alkoxy, OC6H-5, or OCH2-C6H5;R13 and R14=hydrogen atom, H, CN, NO2, (CH3)2N-, (C2H5)2N-, (C3H7)2N, (C4H9)2N-, (i-Pr)2N-, 1-12C alkyl, CnH2n+1, Ph2P(O)-, Ph2P-, Me2P(O)-, Me2P, Ph2P(S), Me2P(S), Ph3P=N , Me3P=N-, -SO2H, -SO2CF3, -NSO2CF3, -SO2CH3, -NSO2CH3, or PO32-;X- and n=have meanings as defined.In formulae (VIIa) and (VIIIa),R12=phenyl, naphtyl, pyridyl, furyl, or thiophenyl, and optionally substituted with F, Cl, Br, I, OH, 1-12C alkyl, 1-6C alkoxy, 1-6C hydroxy alkyl, NO2, CN, OC6H5, OCH2-C6H5, CF3, or C2F5;X=has meaning as defined.Preferred Properties: The composition has an absorbance of 0.01-0.50 in the visible region of the light spectrum. It has a conductivity of 10-12-10-6 S/cm at 25degreesC at a 1 mM concentration for each of compounds. The composition, upon electron activation, has a conductivity of at least 10-7 S/cm at 25degreesC at a 1 mM concentration for each of the compounds.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The composition further comprises solvent, polymer, molten salt, ionic liquid, and/or gel. Preferred Definitions: (i)X=(CF3SO2)2N-, (FSO2)2N-, (CF3SO2)3C-, CF3SO3-, (CN)2N-, PF6-, BF4- or ClO4-;    (ii)    X-=(CF3SO2)2N-.    EXAMPLE - Basic member (Ph3P, MI, Ph3P=CHCN or Ph2S) (0.1 mole) was charged into a flask. Hydrochloric acid (0.1 N) was slowly added into the flask until the total solubility of the product. A solution (30 ml) of one equivalent of KTFSI (sic) in distilled water was added to the mixture. A white precipitate appeared. The corresponding target salt for basic members, i.e. the corresponding protonated members were isolated by filtration and dried under vacuum. The protonated members, Ph3P+H(TFSI-), MI+H(TFSI-), Ph3P+-CH2CN(TFSI-) and Ph2S+H(TFSI-), were confirmed. The basic member and protonated member were mixed and dissolved into a solvent to obtain the inventive composition.