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Equity Offerings (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 07, 2019	Jun. 22, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Equity Offering Sales Agreement [Member] | Cantor Fitzgerald & Co [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Share issued for offering, shares		2,380,953	5,634,576
Common stock price		$ 21
Gross proceeds from sale of common stock		$ 50,000,013	$ 79,107,547
Proceed from offering		$ 46,904,062	$ 76,670,025
Percentage of gross proceeds from sales			3.00%
2019 Purchase Agreement [Member] | Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Share issued for offering, shares	324,383		4,086,209	7,431,049
Total number of shares obligated to purchase	$ 50,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance or Sale of Equity	$ 50,000,000
Pro rata basic number of shares obligated to purchase	162,191
Number of shares issued for aggregate purchase price			4,007,996	7,364,584
Number of shares issued for aggregate purchase price, value			$ 24,111,198	$ 20,490,297
Number of shares issued for commitment			78,213	66,465
Amount of shares remain available			$ 0	$ 24,111,198

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