A device and method are provided for producing negatively charged
nanoparticles. The device comprises a power supply, an electron
supermicroemitter and a controller, the power supply connects with the
electron supermicroemitter and the controller respectively. The potential
of the electron supermicroemitter to the ground is controlled in the
range of -2 kV to -29 kV by the power supply and the controller in
accordance with the shape, size and different application of the
materials of the emitter, so as to form field electron emitting of
tunneling effect. The energy of electrons with high current density
produced by the emitter can be adjusted during the electrons' colliding
with particles in aerosol such that the electrons are attached to the
nanoparticles of different size with wider energy band to form negatively
charged nanoparticles.