Thermoelectric microprobe

A microprobe for thermoelectric microscopic measurements, comprising at least one probe body, which has at least one probe tip and at least one lead electrode, wherein the probe body consists of a monocrystalline or polycrystalline semiconductor material and has at least one thermoelectric contact surface, on which a thermocouple is formed with a metal or semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor material is either doped or has such a small band gap that intrinsic conductivity occurs at the operating temperature, wherein the probe body carries, in sequence, an insulating layer and the metal or semiconductor layer in such a way that the thermoelectric contact surface of the probe body is formed by a part of the tip area of the probe body not covered by the insulation layer, and so that the metal or semiconductor layer is electrically insulated from the probe body except in the area of the thermoelectric contact surface.