Electrically conductive polyimide compositions having a carbon nanotube filler component and methods relating thereto

An electrically conductive layer, comprising:

• A. a continuous or discontinuous, non-conductive first phase comprising a polyimide base polymer, and
• B. a discontinuous, conductive second phase comprising 80, 85, 90, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99 or 100 weight percent carbon nanotube particles, wherein the weight percent of the second phase, based upon the total weight of both phases, is in a range between any two of the following percentages:
• 0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40, 0.50, 0.75, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 10.0, 15.0, 20.0, 25.0, 30.0 35.0, 40.0, 45.0, 46, 47, 48, 49, and 50%,
• wherein the layer has a thickness between two and 500 microns, and
• wherein the layer or a precursor thereto is oriented on a molecular scale in one or more directions to provide a surface electrical resistivity between, and including, any two of the following 50, 75, 100, 250, 500, 750, 1×101, 1×102, 1×103, 1×104, 1×105, 1×106, 1×107, 1×108, 1×109, 1×1010, 1×1011, 1×1012, 1×1013, 1×1014, and 1×1015 ohms per square.