A method was developed for utilizing block copolymers that combine an acidic block, 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid (AMPSA), and an acrylate block, n-butyl, ethyl, or methyl acrylate as templates for acid-doped conducting polymers such as polyamline (PANI) or polypyrrole (PPY) PANI templated with diblock copolymers dissolved in dichloroacetic acid results in the formation of high-conductivity materials at similar to 4 MPa) Triblock copolymers were used as templates for the oxidative polymerization of PANI and PPY to form in situ conducting polymer composites with conductivities of similar to 0 1 S/cm