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Two distinct families are considered: compact\n                    <jats:italic>s<\/jats:italic>\n                    -type ribbons built from triangular and square motifs, and\n                    <jats:italic>sh<\/jats:italic>\n                    -type ribbons containing larger polygonal voids. The\n                    <jats:italic>s<\/jats:italic>\n                    -type members exhibit the highest binding energies and electrical conductivities, while selected\n                    <jats:italic>sh<\/jats:italic>\n                    -type structures display distinctive electronic features, including a Dirac-like band crossing. Most BNRs are metallic, but\n                    <jats:italic>s<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>4<\/jats:sub>\n                    develops a gap due to quantum confinement and\n                    <jats:italic>s<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>8<\/jats:sub>\n                    becomes semiconducting only in its antiferromagnetic (AFM) ground state. The calculations further identify AFM ordering in\n                    <jats:italic>s<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>8<\/jats:sub>\n                    as robust and\n                    <jats:italic>sh<\/jats:italic>\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    as weaker, both arising from edge\n                    <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                    states in analogy to zigzag graphene nanoribbons. 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