Described herein is a transparent electrode comprising at least one optically transparent electrically conductive layer; and at least one optically transparent intermediate layer, wherein said optically transparent conductive layer is in contact with said optically intermediate layer, and wherein said optically transparent conductive layer and said optically transparent intermediate layer together transmit at least 50 percent of incident light having a wavelength in a range between about 200 and about 1200 nanometers, said optically transparent conductive layer having a bulk conductivity at least 100 Siemens per centimeter (S/cm), said optically transparent intermediate layer being comprised of a material having a bulk electrical conductivity at room temperature less than 10−12 Siemens per centimeter and a band gap of 3.5 eV. Described herein are also methods for forming a transparent electrode, and transparent electronic devices comprising at least one transparent electrode.