eli5: Do solar panels only work with sunlight, or can they be tuned to capture energy from other wavelengths outside the visible spectrum?

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eli5: Do solar panels only work with sunlight, or can they be tuned to capture energy from other wavelengths outside the visible spectrum?

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I burn my yard debris in front of my panels at night. They produce, enough to charge even, while the fire is going, so they react to more than just sun light.