ELECTRICAL RESISTIVE ELEMENT ON A SUBSTRATE HAVING A THIN UNIFORM BARRIER LAYER

An electrical resistive element comprises an electrically insulating carrier (13), at least one resistive layer (15) on the carrier and at least one electrical terminal (17) formed on the carrier and connected to the resistive layer, wherein the resistive layer has a surface structure (21) along its surface on a side facing away from the carrier. The resistive layer is also covered by a barrier layer (23), which comprises an inorganic material and which replicates the surface structure of the resistive layer throughout and with a uniform thickness (D).