On January 29, 2021, Oxford University Press published the third edition of Introduction to Scanning Tunneling Microscopy. The main addition, Chapter 8, systematically presents the direct observation and mapping of atomic and molecular wavefunctions by STM, especially the direct observation and mapping of the internal structure of wavefunctions, the nodal structures. The realistic interpretation of quantum mechanics advocated by Einstein and Schrodinger during the second quarter of the 20th century is explained.
The following references are added in the Third Edition:
L. Gross, N. Moll, F. Mohn, A. Curioni, G. Meyer, F. Hanke, and M. Person, "High-Resolution Molecular Orbital Imaging Using a p-wave STM Tip", Phys. Rev. Lett. 107, 086101 (2011).
L. Bartels, "Viewpoint: Visualizing Quantum Mechanics", Physics 4, 64 (2011).
G. Mandi and K. Palotas, "Chen's Derivative Rule Revisited: Role of Tip-Orbital Interference is STM", Phys. Rev. B 91, 165406 (2015).
A. Gustafsson and M. Paulsson, " Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Current from Localized Basis Orbital Density Functional Theory", Phys. Rev. B 93, 115434 (2016).
A. Gustafsson, N. Okabayashi, A. Peronio, F. J. Giessibl, and M. Paulsson, "Analysis of STM Images with Pure and CO-Functionalized Tips: A First-Principles and Experimental Study", Phys. Rev. B 96, 085415 (2017).
An Invited Keynote Speech
Regarding the recent progress in scanning tunneling microscopy, I was invited to present a keynote speech at the Physics and Astronomy World Forum, December 02-04, 2021, Frankfurt, Germany, entitled Experimental Observation and Mapping of Atomic and Molecular Wavefunctions:
Consequences on the Fundamental Understanding of Quantum Mechanics.