Scandium(III) nitrate imagwiritsidwa ntchito pakuyanika kwa kuwala, chothandizira, zida zamagetsi zamagetsi ndi mafakitale a laser, nawonso amawongolera bwino kwambiri popanga mankhwala opangidwa ndi ultra high purity, chothandizira, ndi zida za nanoscale. Malinga ndi kafukufuku watsopano, itha kugwiritsidwanso ntchito ngati crystal dopant.