TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The ionic liquid comprises one or more compounds comprising: (i) an imidazolium cation, and (ii) an anion comprising cyanate anions, a tetracyanoborate anion or a tetrakis-(p-(dimethyl(1H,1H,2H,2H-per-fluorooctyl) silyl)phenyl)borate anion. The ionic liquid comprises one or more compounds comprising an imidazolium cation comprising 1,3-dimethyl-imidazolium, 1-benzyl-3-methyl-imidazolium, 1-butyl-3-methyl-imidazolium, 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium, 1-hexyl-3-methyl -imidazolium, 1-methyl-3-propyl-imidazolium, 1-methyl-3-octylimidazolium, 1-methyl-3-tetradecyl-imidazolium, 1-methyl-3-phenyl-imidazolium, 1,2,3-trimethyl-imidazolium, 1,2-methyl-3-octyl-imidazolium, 1-butyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium, 1-hexyl-2,3-methyl-imidazolium, and 1-(2- hydroxyethyl)-2,3-dimethyl-imidazolium cations. The ionic liquid comprises one or more of 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium dicyanamide, 1-ethyl-3-methyl-imidazolium tetracyanoborate, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrakis-(p-(dimethyl(1H,1H,2H,2H-per-fluorooctyl)silyl)phenyl)borate, and 1-ethyl-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - POLYMERS - Preferred Components: The amount of ionic liquid is effective to provide a film having a sheet resistance of less than or equal to 500 Ohms per square and a conductivity of greater than 500 Siemens/cm. The polymer film comprises 10-80 parts by weight of the one or more electrically conductive polymers, and 20-90 parts by weight of the ionic liquid. The electrically conductive polymer comprises a mixture of (i) 20-50 parts by weight of one or more electrically conductive polythiophene polymers, and (ii) 50-80 parts by weight of one or more water soluble polymeric acid dopants. The electrically conductive polymer comprises a one or more electrically conductive polythiophene polymers and/or one or more water soluble polymeric acid dopants. The electrically conductive polymers comprise poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) and a poly(styrene sulfonic acid) dopant. The electrically conductive polymers comprises one or more electrically conductive polythiophene polymers and/or one or more water soluble polymeric acid dopants, and ionic liquid comprises one or more compounds comprising an imidazolium cation, and a hexafluorophosphate anion. The electrically conductive polymer is dissolved or dispersed in the liquid carrier. The electrically conductive polymer comprises (i) 20-50 parts by weight of one or more electrically conductive polymers comprising poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene), and (ii) 50-80 parts by weight of one or more water soluble polymeric acid dopants comprising a poly(styrene sulfonic acid) dopant.