Using a picosecond excitation source and a time-resolved streak camera
detection system, the time-resolved fluorescence spectra of purified
C60 have been recorded from toluene solution at room temperature. A fl
uorescence peak at about 730 nm was detected and its lifetime was dire
ctly determined to be 1.1+/-0.1 ns. Two fluorescence peaks obtained fr
om the mixture of C60 and C70 at 676 and 696 nm were mainly related to
C70 content.