In other embodiments, OLETs and VPLETs that incorporate such transparent conductive electrode materials, such as NW networks, for use, for example, as supportive electrodes for the LETs and LEDs are provided. Embodiments of such electrode materials have now been discovered to exhibit equivalent or better figures of merit when compared to state-of-the art materials, such as ITO. In particular, as summarized in Table 1 above, in many embodiments NW networks, for example, including grids, meshes, etc., may be formed that demonstrate broad sheet resistances from 10Ω/sq to 300Ω/sq, in some embodiments less than 100Ω/sq, and in some embodiments less than 15Ω/sq; and high transmittance >75%, and in some embodiments >90%.