Homogeneous doping can boost solar-to-hydrogen conversion and therefore attracts great attention. Although a great deal of effort has been made to explore the doping-photoreactivity relationship, the doping mechanisms, especially from the perspective of crystal facets, are seldom explored. In this study, a general homogeneous carbon doping strategy is established and then serves as the doping model for a mechanistic investigation, as encouraged by its versatility in enabling homogeneous incorporation of carbon and improving solar-to-hydrogen co...