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Two-dimensional nanosheets of MXene (Ti₃C₂) and Gd⁺³-doped MXene (Ti₃C₂) have been synthesized superficially by using the cost-effective co-precipitation method. The hexagonal crystal structure doped by Gd was confirmed using X-ray Diffraction. The doping was further confirmed by using scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and Fourier transformed infra-red spectroscopy. Furthermore, UV–Vis spectroscopy absorption spectra, followed by a Tauc-plot, revealed a band-gap value of 1.93 eV for Gd-doped MXene, reduced from that for pure MXene (2.06 eV). The magnetic measurement of undoped and doped MXene indicate a clear ferromagnetic hysteresis existing at room-temperature. The asymmetric spatial spin-density of states (s-DOS) for undoped MXene is attributed to the existence of spin-up and spin-down electrons of Ti-3d atoms at top and bottom Titanium layers …