Scandium (III) nitrate ana amfani da shi a cikin shafi na gani, mai kara kuzari, yumbu na lantarki da masana'antar laser, suma madaidaitan mafari ne don samar da mahalli masu tsafta, masu haɓakawa, da kayan nanoscale.A cewar wani sabon bincike, ana iya amfani da shi azaman crystal dopant.