United Kingdom, May 4 -- Japanese scientists have found a new way to boost solar panels using extra energy from the sun.

The researchers have developed a metal-based system which reduces heat losses during conversion, using a chemical structure called a spin-flip emitter.

The structure, which is built from molybdenum, captures multiplied energy created during the singlet fission process.

A mismatch between photon energies and the response of semiconductors, which can result in some photons not triggering electrons, while there is also some losing excess energy as heat.

Yoichi Sasaki, Associate Professor at Kyushu University's Faculty of Engineering - which carried out the research in collaboration with Germany's Johannes Gutenberg Uni...