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Equity Offerings (Details Narrative) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 07, 2019	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Sales of agreement amount		$ 148,589,086			$ 148,589,086	$ 163,392,550
Equity Offering Sales Agreement [Member] | Cantor Fitzgerald And Co [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
Percentage of gross proceeds from sales					3.00%
Share issued for aggregate, shares		1,066,389	3,552,313		4,086,209
Gross proceeds from sale of common stock		$ 14,803,464	$ 37,823,241
Proceed from offering		$ 14,265,658	$ 36,688,544
2019 Purchase Agreement [Member] | Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC [Member]
Collaborative Arrangement and Arrangement Other than Collaborative [Line Items]
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
Shares issued under Sales Agreement, net of shares issue costs, shares					4,007,996
Number of shares issued for aggregate purchase price, value				$ 24,111,198
Number of shares issued for commitment				78,213

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